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H p BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM May 12, 1 9 # " DEPARTMENT 'STORE' SALES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve district and city UNITED STATES Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Conn. Mass. » R.I* Percentage change from corresponding period a year "ago ±/ Month of Apr. 8 Apr.l5 Apr.22 Apr.29 May 6 * Mar. . Jan. Feb. - 3 c+ 1 - 1 r-y ' 0 - 7 - 7 +7 0 ' + 8 + 7 + 5 - 3 . + 3 + .2 0 - 6 N.J. N.Y. - 7 - 8 -10 + 1 " -20 Z2: -19 -20 -19 -hQ -29 + 1 r- 3 -lU rr+ - 6 5 8 1 -15 -13 -16 -19 1+ 46 - 1 r- 1 -11 ^13 + 2 - 1 "5 - 2 +iU . + 2 - h - 3 - 5 0 - 9 -12 - 7 - 7 -20 - 2 -lU -13 -19 -21 -16 +lU + 25 + 5 + 1 + 6 - 3 -13 TUT -11 +12 +13 +12 + 1U + 6 + 9 -22 325 -15 -20 -26 -27 + 8 + 2 + 7 + 2 +1U + 1 ' + 2 + 9 +10 +10 r-21 r+ 6 + 3 + 6 -13 + 2 h -16 -17 -17 -lU -19 + + + + r- 2 % % + 6 - 3 - 2 -11 rn . -13 -10 -13 -20 720 -31 .-20 -18 -27 — - 5 - 9 - l - l - 9 - h + 2 -,10 -25 -25 + 2 +19 + 8 -27 -31 -22 - 1 2, - 5 Pa. . it Richmond District Washington Baltimore D.C. Md. Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville + 1 + 6 Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. 0 + 6 0 - 1 + 8 +10 + 7 + 6 Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. .Ind. Mich. Wis. - 8 - 7 - 5 + U T"2 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 1 - 6 r-B - 1 - U - 7 -10 - 8 - 8 - 6 -28 ^13 -23 - 5 Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh - 2 -10 + 2 0 + - - 1 - h - h + h + 7 " 3 . . + 5 0 - 1 0 + 2 Philadelphia District Pa. Philadelphia Ohio 6 6 5 3 ; -19 + 2 - 1 + 8 +12 - 3 r? - - 1 0 + 2 0 - U - 1 - 1 + 2. c+ 1 - 3 -2 + ' + + + 1 0 1 2 3 + ' - - 1 - 8 - 5 -19 Z20 -23 -2h ''+ - k h + h 7 5 1 2 + 1 $ H. 11 '• " Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) • Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago V Jan. - .Month of 'Apr. 8 |Apr.l5 IApr.221jApr. 291May 6 "Feb. Mar. 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 Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas District Dallas Fort Y/orth Houston San Antonio Minn. " Colo. Kans. Mo'. Okla. " Tex. " it San Francisco District Calif. Los Angeles-Area Oakland San Francisco Ore. Portland Salt Lake City Utah Wash. Seattle -1 - 3 Ark. Ky. Mo. Term. — - h - 1 - 3 + - 0 - 3 + 2 • . - 3 +12 - 1 - 9 + 8 -16 -17. - h -18 -22 + 7 + 5 + 22 0 + 5 - 3 -=m +12 + 5 + 26 -13 -13 -15 -lU 1 7 1 2 - 6 - 3 0 - 8 + + + - 1 1 3 6 -18 -17 -17 -30 +13 -7 -13 +11 - 1 - 3 -21 -21 -22 0 - 1 ~0 - 5 - 1 -10 + 6 + 1 + U + 3 +10 - 7 0 - 5 +10 - 6 r- 3 0 - U +15 +12 + h -16 315 -26 -12 -37 -10 -15 -10 - 9 -19 - 7 + 2 -12 - 7 +17 +19 +18 + 7 +19 - 6 -lb -16 - 7 +27 +11 T-g +10 + 9 +15 + 8 -19 -19 -22 -26 -18 -19 -18 + + + - + - 2 1 6 7 1 + 5 + 5 + 8 - 2 + 7 + l - 5 +13 + - 3 3 3 1 6 2 2 + + + + + .. 1 l h 5 2 h 3 ^~T> + 8 +13 0 +10 + 11 1 2 l 8 5 6 0 -Ik - 1 -13 +12 - 1 r+ 8 - 2 r+ 8 - 1 +12 - 6 -10 + l r - 6 - 9 -13 - U + 6 -12 -11 ' 0 - 2 + 3 +10 - 3 - 6 r—Revised. c—Corrected. 1/ During :larch and April changes from a year ago, reflect in part the fact that last /-year Easter was on April 17 while this year it was 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. Changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that Mother's Day will be on I lay lU this year while in 19U.9 it was on May 8,
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