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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
March 6, 1953
H.ll
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS
(Based on Dollar Amounts)
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City-
percentage change from corresponding
p e r i o d a year ago
Week ending
Jan
1953 Feb. 7 (Feb. 1U [Feb. 21**|Feb.28**
United S t a t e s
a
Boston D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
New Haven
Lowell-Lawrence
Cities
~ Downtown Boston
Springfield
Providence
+ i.
+ 3
+ 2
•L±
- 6
±_J±
+18
Conn.
Mass.
- 6
+19
-38
-22
+ 7
+42
+13
+36
+12
+ h
Mass.
+ 3
+ 2
-2
- 3
- 6
- 7
+ 3
- 1
+ 5
+18
+19
+ 4
+ 5
+ 7
+ 25
R. I .
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t l
New York D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Buffalo
. Rochester
Syracuse
Cities
New York
Newark
-10;
+ 8
N. Y.
+ 4
+ 9
+14
+ 5
+ i
-4,
0
+ 3
+ 1
- 5
-16
im- 2h
+ 3
+22
- 2
N. Y.
N. J .
- 6
- 2
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+ I
-14
+ .1
r+12
r+9
-10
+ 4
Philadelphia D i s t r i c t
City
Philadelphia
+ 1
- i
t l
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131
Pa.
- 8
- i
+ 3
r-12
+33
+11
Cleveland D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Akron
Cincinnati
Columbus
Toledo
Erie
Cities
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Richmond D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Washington
Baltimore
Atlanta D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Miami
Atlanta
Augusta
New Orleans
Nashville
Chicago D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
rJL
+ 2
+ 6
t ±
- 1
Pa.
+
+
+
-
+ 8
+10
+ 7
+ 20
+ 5
+ 3
+11
+11
+ 9
+ 9
+
+
Ohio
Pa.
+ 2
- 2
+ 9
+ 3
- 3
+ 3
- 2
- 1
+ 5
• + 5
+ 10
- 6
r-10
+35
0
+ 5
- 5
- 9
-10
- 2
-10
- 9
+43
+27
+ 6
1J.
+ 8
0
+16
+ 1
+ 1
+11
+ 4
+ 7
+ 8
+ 5
+ 7
+ 2
+13
+ 1
- 1
+ 6
+20
+15
+ 3
+ 19
+ 2.
+ 27
+ 5
+13
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+ 3
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- 1
-12
+lk
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+ 1
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• - 5
+ 2
+13
-5
- 2
+10
+10
+ 1
Ohio
D. C.
Md.
Ala,
Fla.
Ga.
La.
Tenn.
111.
Ind.
Mich.
Wis.
1
6
8
4
li.
- 6
+ 5
+10
+ l
u
2
2
7
1
- 5
+ 5
+ 12 + 1
.
-
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+16
+18
+23
+12
+13
+17
+15
+ 8
+ 1
*
+33
+11
+ 9
+15
+17
+ 9
1%
H.ll
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES H SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
(Based on Dollar Amounts)
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City
Minneapolis D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Minneapolis-St. Paul
—-"" Minneapolis City
S t . Paul City
Cities
Duluth-Superior
Kansas City D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Denver
Tcpeka
Wichita
S t . Joseph
Oklahoma City
- Tulsa
City
Kansas City
Dallas D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
San Francisco D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles
Westside Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
San Francisco City
Oakland City
Portland
S a l t Lake City
Seattle
Spokane
0
Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.
+ 1
0
+ 1
- 5.
&
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
Jan.t
Week ending
|Feb.2ti^
1 % l{ Feb. 7 (Feb. 14 |
S;
S t . Louis D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
L i t t l e Rock
Louisville
S t . Louis
Memphis
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-11
+ 6
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»
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Colo.
Kans.
ii
Mo.
Okla.
Mo.
Tex.
ii
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Calif.
Ore.
Utah
Wash.
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+_9
+ 9
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- 5
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-10
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+14
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+ 10
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+ 3
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+ 6
+11
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r—Revised. ^
-x-Data not a v a i l a b l e .
In using year ago comparisons f o r the weeks ending February 28 and February 21,
allowance should be made f o r the f a c t t h a t Washington's b i r t h d a y occurred i n the
week ending February 28 t h i s year whereas l a s t year i t .occurred i n the previous
week. In some c i t i e s , s t o r e s were closed i n observance of the h o l i d a y , while i n
other s s p e c i a l s a l e s were h e l d .
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