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— RESEARCH DEPARTMENT. : MAR 71949r FECEc^L ; . SANK BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF _£HS.FEDERAL.,RESERVE SYSTEM Match' hi lytii H. 11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES Federal Reserve district and city Mew York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Percentage change ff-om corresponding period a year ago (value) Month of Jan.29 Feb. 5 ] peb.12 Feb.19 Feb. 2( January - h + 6 UNITED STATES Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence Year 19U8 Conn. Mass. " R. I. N.J. N.Y. " + 2 + 1 + U + d + 2 • + Q • +.5 + 1 + k T3. + 9 + 3 :+ 9 • + h + - - 3 U 5 3 ? - 1 Philadelphia District Pa. Philadelphia + 9 •7"? Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh . + 2 . . Pa. + 8 77 •+ 6 *+ 8 • '+11 +10 + 8 Richmond District Washington Baltimore -D.C. Mdi + 6 73 + 3 Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. . Ind. Mich. „ Wis. Ohio" - 7 - h : 0 r- 9, -.7 " - 2 "3C 0 -IS - 9 - 2 *13 + h -1U - 7 + 9 +10 + 9 + 7 +10 - 7 - 7 - 9 -16 + 1 7~7 + 3 - 2 - h - 8 7L9 + 1 - 7 -10 -10 ' - 8 U -10 -. 8 -8 -15 + 2' - 7 ^10 : + 1 + 1 zj* -.37 -:h -6 . r-g + 5 -1 -6 -35 -2 + 2 •+ 8 • 0 + 9 + U . - l +35 ' -11 '- l -10 - 3 - U - u - 5 - 9 -12 -10 -11 -13 - 6 - 6 2. 7*2 -3 -- - 5 • + 6 712 - 1 -1U: • + 1 • 0 73 - 7 7H - 9 - o 715 -13 +.'7 • - 2 + 1 7i0 - 7 + 2 + u +2U - 7 -13 - 5 - 8 - 8 -10 + 6 - 8 r-ll %_7 -13 + 3 -r- 7 '-6 -21 + 7 7"2 + 3 + 5 + 9 + 3 +12 - 3 713 -12 - U + 3 + 3- 5 15 - 1 - 3 - 3 -10 %3 + 2 - 5 + u + 7 +10 5 6 1 7 - 1 +17 + 1 • 6 * +11 - 7 - 3 + 8 +11 + 5 + +11 m -+ + - - h -10 + 7 - h - 5 — j 6 +10 +26 +12 + • + + - 1 0 3 8 5 - 1 -13 +28 r-19 - 7 - 6 - 3 - 6 + - 5 9 2 5 - 8 - 8 ^ 7 - U -10 - 8 "* * Page / H. 11 DEPART?*ENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage charigS from corresponding period .a year, ago . value) ( / Year Month of. 'Jan. 29?eb, f Feb.12 Feb.19(Feb.2( -•J-anuary. i ll8. : fi:- - Federal- Reserve district * •' St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville '.-'St. Louis Memphis - - - Ark. Ky. Mo. ";Tenn. T . : - - +- 7 . ,413 7% TlH + 1 + U + 6 +13 +22 -12 - 8 - 9 " T l •' 7 T ' - 2 " -13 -10 -11 - 7 - 5 + 9' + 6 + 6 - 2' - -8 +10- rif' + u -16 +35 - u - 8- (Not available for.-publication) "Ms. + 6 + 7 + 2 +10 ^Kansas'- City District Colo.• . * Denver • Kans. " Wichita ' • " Kansas- City ':•Mo. St. Joseph -Okla., . . . Oklahoma City Tulsa • . ' • • : " . + 5 + 3 +10 +•* - 3 + 6 +12 ; 7 ^ Minneapolis District • Minneapolis • St. Paul . . -".DuluthrSupe rior . Dallas,. District Dallas Fort-Worth " Houston San Antonio Minn.. . . " :; . . " Ore. . Utah Wash. -16' -25 -15- -16 -18 + 3- 6 -15 -26 ' ' -36 -29 — 7 Tex. - San Francisco:District Calif. Los Angeles '-rea " , Oakland - i i San Francisco Portland Salt Lake City Seattle ";3, •'-•6 rf-8' ; 0 • 0 +15 •:-k . .. h .1 .-13 +15 • . - 1 -21 -lh - 5 - 8 r+ 7 - 9 : : - 2 :• + 6 - 8 %_3 -13 . ZT - 6 -i +20 + 7 . 2 + -111 + 5 - 1 . 6 + >-5 + 7 + 2 + 3 -9. zrs - 2 -13 -16 ,-10 + 3 - 9 +21 + h - 1 +11 -10 - 3 -10 + 9 -10 . -10 - 9 • > +i5T~ " -:L . + h • r-11 9 + 2 + 3: : - 8 • -11 -15 - 8 ,• • 8 -15 -lb - 9 -10 -11 -11 - 9 -12 -17 %iE - -10 - 8 + 1 -11 - h - 5 • - 2 . + 2 • - 1 . + 3 " - 7v" : -16 " -11 - :Li?- -~ - 9 -10 -16 -25 -17 -19 • - 6 -10 - 6 - 1 - 3 r—Revised. * The large decrease shown.for this reek refircts in part the fact that, sales xvere . reduced because of a curtailment in public transportation service, in-the City of Philadelphia. Data not available.
