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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM March 31, 1950 H. 11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago V Federal Reserve district and city- Feb. UNITED STATES - h Boston District Nev: Haven Boston Springfield Providence R.I. - 1 + 6 + 2 - 6 - 5 Nvr York District Mev.-ark Buffalo Nev; York Rochester Syracuse N.J. N.Y. " " " - 6 - "5 - 5 - 6 - 6 - 3 Conn. Mass. 11 - 5 • - 2 - - 9 - 8 'rr. - 6 -12 -17 -11 -11 -17 -13 -15 2 -22 -12 -11 -1? + h +12 -12 -13 - 6 - - 6 - 5> Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Ohio " " " " Pa. " - 7 - b + 2 - 3 - 7 - 9 - 8 -11 Richmond District Washington Baltimore - 3 - 2 - 5 - D.C. Md. Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. - 1 -13 0 + 5 - 2 - 5 Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. VJis. - 2 -10 Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. 5 U 8 8 8 Feb.2$ Mar. U Mar.11 Mar.18 Mar.2[ h - u - 7 - 7 -11 - 9 - 5 -11 -10 -11 -13 -11 -15 -17 ; - 8 0 + 7 - 1 + 1 0 + 7 + 7 +U9 + h +13 +10 + 2 ^33 + 5 + 3 - 3 ~ +10 . + 5 + 2 0 + 6 + 9 + 1 T3 - 9 + 3 - 5 - 7 -e U ' - 2 - 7 + 7 - U + 2 <5 r+ 1 - h r+ 1 r 0 - 5 +1U - rTB + 7 . -10 +12 - 5 - 3 + 3 - 3 - 5 - 9 -10 -12 - U -:5 + U -10 - 9 + 3 - 3 + h 0 . + 5 -10 - l + 8 3 U 6 7 - 2 , 0 + + + + U l 5 6 3 1 - 7 - 3 - 7 -10 - 1 -lo r- 2 T-5 ; + 3 + 3 - 3 r+15 + u - 3 + 5 -22 - 1 + 9 -13 +20 + 5 +32 + 1 + 1 0 + 7 +11 + .9 +19 r+25 +1U + 9 +20 -12 +10 r+ + + + + + + + 2 - 1 - 8 + 2 + 2 - 3 TT - 8 - 5 - 2 - 7 -20 - 9 - 5 - 2 . -• 1 - 2 - 8 + 1 - e - 8 0 - 1 + 8 + 3 - 3 1 1 h 1 3 - 2 - 1 0 2 2 1 6 H. 11 ^ Pag^2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve district and city St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Minneapolis St, Paul Duluth-Superior Kansas City District Denver Y.'ichita Kansas City Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas District Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn. "&17is. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago y .Month of [Month 0 ^ ^ . 2 5 Mar. h Mar. 11 Mar.18 Mar.25 Jan. Feb. | - 3 - h + 1 - 9 - 7 - 8 - h + 2 Colo. Kans. Mo. " Okla. " - 1 + 2 + 2 +16 0 + Tex. r" " San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Calif. Oakland ii San Francisco Portland Ore. Salt Lake City Utah -•/ Seattle Wash. h . - 3 ^12 - h - h + 3 + 3 0 +11 - 3 - 2 + 3 + + - -lb - 9 -18 - 1 0 - 2 - 7 + + + + 2 1 3 9 r- 1 rr - 5 - l - h - 2 + 3 + + - 1 3 7 1 - 5 -11 - 9 + 5 +31 + 6 0 + 6 + 2 + 3 TB - 6 - 3 -.3 - 2 - 7 + 1 - 3 -13 + 7 -10 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 3 -iU + U - 7 - 8 -10 -12 +11 - 1 +10 TUT + 7 - 3 +19 0 —0 + 8 ^12 715 - U - u - 9 0 - 3 +11 - 5 + 2 + 7 73 + 5 + 2 +13 - 8 + 2 - 6 - 5 -13 - 6 -11 0 TT> - 1 31T - 8 - 2 + 9 + h + 6 + 9 + 9 +1U +21 +1U + h +19 + 3 + + + + 6 3 3 6 0 + 2 + 3 + 5 +10 - U + 2 - h +11 2 2 3 5 1 + 2 + h rz + 2 + 3 +12 + h +12 r+ 2 r- 6 +2b + 9 TH + 8 - 3 +30 - 1 - 2 0 + 3 - 5 -11 0 + h + 6 +12 0 0 0 r--Revised. 1/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 17 while this year it will be on April 9. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year allowance should be made for an increase in sales of about 2 per cent for the month of March as a whole and for a corresponding decrease for the month of April as a whole.
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