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TRANSFER 7a XTTTTCI BOARD OP GOVERNOR^' ( LIBRARY OF THE- FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAN1 THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.11 May 14, 1 9 4 8 . gEPARTgN?'STORE SALES, BY CITIES . Percentage uharige from Corresponding Period a Year Ago J-.. Week ending l / ' 4 n * - " Month of Feb., Mar. 1 / Apr .10 Apr ,17 Apr .-24 May 1 Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t and c i t y i i 1 UNITED STATES *+ 7 +11 +13 Boston D i s t r i c t New Haven . Boston • Springfield Providence .'+ 2 + 5 + 3 •+11 . 0 + 3 T ? + 3 + 5 + 5 + +12 T™6 + +11 + +13 +14 . + +. 6 .+ 6 +12 +• 5 +13+13 + 6 + 5 +17 + .4 +16 + 3 +10 +12" + 2 +11 + 2 +11 + 6 r r +10 + 8 + 4 - 2 + 8 +12 + 7 + 6 +11 +31 +14 +13 + 9 + 4 + 3 + 9 r+ 5 • +11 TIT + & : +12 ' +12 +11 +12 +17 +14 +12 +11 + 8 .+ 9 + -7 +11 + 9 - 8 - 4 - 5 + 8 + 2 +10 + 7 +10 " + 9 +16 +16 +. 8 +15 , +14 •• +1,1 + 7 +12 +13 +10 ;+,3 + 3 +15 +10 +19 New York D i s t r i c t Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Conn, Mass. R. I . N. J . N. Y. " Philadelphia D i s t r i c t •Philadelphia.. Pa. Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron 1 Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh Pa. Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore D. C. krd*. Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville • Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Mi Iwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. Ohio i ; + 7 + 4 + 7 ; + 2 + 5 . +16 +11 .. +22 +11 4 +14 + 4 +13 + 8 +22 +16 . - 4 +10 + 6 + 2 +13 +17 + 9 ~ + 9 + 9 +10 + 8 2 3 1 4 5 ^ May -8 +11 r+ 7 + 6 —+ 7 +13* + 5 +12 + 6 + 5 T 7 + 3 +10 + 9 + 4 + 2 + 6 + 5 +10 + 8 r+ 5 +12 r+ 7 r+ 5 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 8 + =3 + 7 + 7 4 - 1 "' + 2 TP +11 +16" +10 +11 +15 + 9 +D +12 +11 +14 + 7 +12 • + 8 +14 + 5 + 7 .+ 2 +10 +22 - 1 +17 +12 +15 . ' +12 - 9 - 1 +10 +16 +58 +12 + 4 - 4 +18 TIT + 5 +26 +19 0 r+ 9 +28 - 2 r+ 4 + 5 ' +14 + 6 + 5 +13 +12 +13 +12* + 5 +12 +25 +10 r+ 8 - T T + 2 +15 +12 + 6 n + 8 + 8 +17 +11 + 5 + 9 +13 +19 - 4 +15 +15 - 2 t 2 — - 3 +12- Page 2 -DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago Federal. Reserve d i s t r i c t and c i t y S t . _Lo{iis D i s t r i c t i / i t t - l e Rock- Louisville S t , Louis Memphis Feb. • • ••' " Week ending l / Month of '.Mar. 1 / Apr .10 Apr .17 Apr.24 May 1 May 8 '! -Strkv '• Ky. Mo, Tenn. >13 - "2" + 8 - 2 *19 + 9 +11 Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis Minn. •II S t . Paul Duluth-Superior "mis. ' •+ 6 1 OT +.3 +10 i i + 6 + 5 +19 Kansas City D i s t r i c t Denver Colo, Wichita Kansas City Mo. S t . Joseph Oklahoma City Okla. Tulsa • + -7 + .4 •+'-5 • +; 9 ; + r4 + 9 . ' : i v Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas F.ort Worth Houston San Antonio Tex. San Francisco D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area Calif. Oakland' " Sen Francisco '! Portland Ore c S a l t Lake City Utah Seattle Wash. +11 ' +23" + 6 + 9 + 9 +15 +46 +23 + 7 +19 +12 + 8 +23 •. + 8 + 16 :. +23 +15" +32 +29 + 4 +19 +31 +13 +15 + 2 . + 6: +22 +19 + 8 +14 + 7 +10 +25 +23 -+25 ,;,+26 "f+ 9" ""*+ 9 + 7 ^14 + 1 + 6 + 8 +12 + 5 + 8 + 3 +11 +17 +15 y \ tl.7 " +U +17 +16 +23 +35 - 7 +25 +21 +26 +32 +18 +21 ' +60 +28 +: 7 o +12 + 3 -t 8+ 3 + 2 + - 9. +, 2. +13 + ,2. +11' + .;7+ 5 + 9 + 3 + 5 .0 +10 + 7 r+ 5 :+ 6 * * { * i 1 , ! • 7 0 +10 + 9 +19 + 5 +10 (Not a v a i l a b l e for • p u b l i c a t i o n ) +18 +16. +20: +32+10. 1 • ^ . + 9 + 4 +14 +13 - 3 +13 +21 +20 '+l7 +17 +17 +24 * + 9 +16 +31 + 14 - 2 . +24+33 +11 +27 +14 + 1 +15 +38.. +20. r+10 + 1 + 5 . +25 : +17 .+ 2 . * +12 • + 3::' . + 7 • +. 6n. -' + 5 +18 •• * ' + 2 + 4 + 3 1 / Turing March and April changes f?om a year ago r e f l e c t in,par.t the f a c t t h a t / l a s t """ year Easter was on .April 6 w h i £ e - t h i s y e a r . i t was on March. :-28 . For t h i s reason i t i s e s t i m a t e d that' i n comparison .with l a s t year ollowaijc^ should be made f o r • an i n c r e a s e i n s a l e s of about 1 per cent f o r tl^vnjg^th^ of March as a whole and f o r a corresponding decrease f o r the moW#6 whole' * Data not a v a i l a b l e . j =-•- • ./ • 9 h « MB 6 1 Oi L\