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RESEARCH D£r^TMS,NT M A Y 1 8 1949 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTE^ FEDERAL nESfeRVE BANK I H. 11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY" CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) • Percentage change from corresponding Federal Reserve district and city Jan. - -Month of Feb. March Apr. 9 Apr.16 Apr.23 Apr*30 May 7 UNITED STATES - U -11 + 7 + 7 -10 - h + 1 Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence + 2 -16 -1U -15 -17 +25 +39 +21 +32 +25 - U TuB - 3 -22 - 5 + U -rj + 6 - 1 - 3 + h + 5 + 2 - 3 +16 +10 +17 +16 +11 - h TZ • + 3 - 6 - U -13 -11 -11 - 8 -11 -16 - 8 + 5 TZ +18 '+ 3 +12 0 -10 + k 7H -13 +17 . - 8 • 0 -11 +15 - 7 +10 - 9 r- 2 - 9 -13 - 1 - U 71 + 2 + 6 + h+ 2 - 5 T3 -12 -12 +18 %Z3 + 6 73 .-10 %IT r+ 1 r 0 +10 T~B 0 2 3 1 h 1 h -10 - 7 -1U -10 - 8 - 9 -10 +16 +12 +2B 1 7T9 +10 : +21 +13 +12 +31 . +10 +12 + 7 +20 +10 - 1 -11 - 7 -12 0 . - h -12 -13 - 5 - 9 + 8 0 New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Philadelphia Conn. Mass. ". R.I. N.J. N.Y. " " Pa. :- 8 + 6 - 3 - 5 Cleveland District Axron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh Pa. + + Richmond District Washington Baltimore D.C. Md. - 3 71 - 3 -lit +19 +27 +13 +13 +17 + 7 - 6 r- 2 7T= - U + 8 7SB + l Atlanta District . Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. - 2 7U - 8 - 3 + 7 - 2 -12 " -13 - 9 -15 -7 -20 + h 7 3 + 5 + 9 *10 +19 +1U 720 +26 + 7 +23 +1U -12 311 - 3 - 9 - 8 -19 r+ 7 701 +11 +11 +36" r-ll + 8 Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. - - 9 + 6 TE +12 + 7 0 Ohio 6 2 1 2 5 -13 - 7 -10 -11 '+ + + + -h h 7 U. 6 -15 - 8 * 9 + 2 -11 \ - 3 - 7 - 2 -11 - 8 + 3 — + 7 + h + 7 + 5 + l '* • 0 +19 +12 - 6 + + + + - 1 3 8 1 6 . Y 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 Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas District Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Oakland San Francisco Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Ark. • Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn. " "&Wis. Colo. • Kans. Mo. Okla. " Tex. " " Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. Percentage change from corresponding period'a year ago 1/ Jan. — (Month of Apr. 9 Apr.16 Apr. 23 Apr.30 May 7 Feb. •f --March 2 - 3 - 5 + 8 - 3 -10 0 - -10 ^lH - 7 -10 - 8 — + 6 + 5 - 2 - 8 - 6 ' -13 - 7 -.8 - 7 + 2 - 9 -12 -13 - 8 - 1 -11 - 5 - 8 - 6 %% ' + 3 -Hi -10 -lh -17 -15 -21 -10 + • + + - 3 0 7 6 2 -18 Zl5 -18 -19 -23 r-11 + l - 5 -17 -15 + 5 + 5 0 + 6 + 3 +22 +28 - 8 - 5 + 9 -11 ZIC - 8 - 5 -12 - 7 - 2 - 5 T3 0 - 1 - 7 - 6 - 8 - h -10 + 3 + 5 0 -10 + 1 - Ek - 7 - 1 - W -17 - 3 0 -13 -lb - 7 + 5 +~8 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 6 + ti +21 • 0 +18 + 1 +10 -10 -li - 5 -10 - 7 -10 - 2 - U - 2 + 2 +15 - 9 + 2 0 - 3 + 1 + h +11 - 3 -10 . - 5 - -12 -11 -IE - 5 - 9 -20 (Mot available for publication) - U • - l -11 - 9 + 2 + 3 -• 1 + 2 + 7 + 2 - +10 +12. + 2 • -10 + U - 9 +11 -12 - 6 -12 - 3 + - 1 2 3' 5 6 0 - U -Revised. 1/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last ~ year Easter was on March 28 while this year it was on April 17. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year allowance should be made for a decrease in sales of about 6 per cent for the month of March as a whole and for a corresponding increase for the month of April as a whole. Data not available. *