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H.ll BOARD,OR GOVERNORS OF TIB FEDERAL RESERVE. SYSTEM May 22, 1953. , DEPARTMENT S T O # S'ALES tN SELECTED' CITIES AND ARSAS •• (Base.d .pn Dollar Amounts) Percentage • ch^ingfe' froni' dorre spending-, period a year ago 1/ • Week -ending • .Federal:Reserve District, Area> and City Jan. United States Boston District Metropolitan Areas Mev; Haven Lowell-Lav,rence Cities . Downtovm Boston ' Springfield Providence - 1., " 1 + u ,+ 9 - 3 +16 • 0 . *26 t l +' 2 + 5 +19 + 3 Mass. « R. I. + 5 + 3 + 2 + 2: + 6 - 3: . + i . " 1 . - 7 + 1 , - 9 +20 +13 t l t l t l 0 - 2 + 2 + 1 Pa. N.'Y. «« • " vj +7 }t - 5 + 2 + 3. + 1?, +12 U r ±_A h i +18 + 8 + 1 r- 2 + 17 Li. +11 • +11 P + 5 + 5 + h + 9 + 6 + 7 - ^ Pa. + 8 + 3 + + k-15 - 5: Ohio Pa. + 3 + 1 -12 - 5 + 11 + + + Atlanta District . + 8 111. Ind. Mich. Vixa. • •: +10 Li Ala. Fla. » Ga. ii La. Tenn. -tA • r+* 8 +11 r+33 : +26 r+17 +%7 -12 0 Ohio " " I' • +10 Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington D. C. ; " Downtown Washington " Baltimore Md. . "Richmond" Va. + 7' t l - - 5 +13 • Philadelphia District City Philadelphia Chicago District. Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee ' Conn. Mass. M. Y . M. J. Metropolitan Areas' . Birmingham ' "Jacksonville Miami " . Atlanta * Augusta New Orleans " Nashville t l + 2,', Nev; York District Metropolitan Areas . Buffalo Rochester ' •••• Syracuse Cities Mew York Nerark' Cleveland District ; . Metropolitan Areas • Akron Cincinnati " Columbus Toledo • ,' Erie Cities Cleveland^ -Pittstiut-gfi t l " - 6 t l 1 3 5 U r+ 1 r+ 2 -16. -10 ii + 2 0 . + 6 + 9, +18 +1U + 8 +1L + 6 - 3 + 5 + 8 +12 + 22 . ;+ 8 - l - ' + ,7 + 2 Er-iv +1U + 10 +13 £L1 r- 6 + 6 . +10 r-11 . .+ 2. ; + 7 -12 +13 • • +18 + 9-. , +12 ? : 0 , y r+ 8 + 8 -5 + h -13 + 9~ • 8* + 5 - U + 3 --15 + 10 ' :» 1 + 5 -15 " - n • •L-"l • -+• 5 • + 9 .' + li - ( 8 • + ."8";' + 6 - 2 +J r+11 0 + 9 + 12 + - 0 0 <7 + 4 + 9 + 7 +11 + 3 " 5 7 7 7 I -10 - 2 ; + 8 < + 6 + 19 + h . + 7 + 6-- + 5 + u +?8 + U <S&'c. H.ll Page 2.* DEPAETI-IENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) (Based on Dollar Amounts) ' Federal Reserve District, Area, and City- St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas .Minneapolis-St. Paul Minneapolis City St. Paul City Cities Dulu th-Sup erior Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka "Wichita St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa City Kansas City . Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Tiorth - Houston San Antonio Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 1/ Week ending Jan.21 May 9 I M a y 16"" April 25 Mar. t A Ark. Kyi Mo. Tenn, + + + + 3 6 6 k - 6 + 3 + 6 +11 t-2 Minn. " « + h + 2l Minn .&Yi is. + 3 - 6 - 3 -12 - 9 Mo. Okla. + + + + + b h 5 3 h 6 + 7 +10 + -2 San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Calif. Los Angeles Downtovm Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles San Diego ; San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City Ore. -x Portland Utah Salt Lake City Wash. Seattle Spokane +5 - 6 - 3 0 zJk +13 -5 +13 + 18 - 3 + 2 + 6 + a + 6 + 5 + 8 +11 +11 + 6 +11 r ±S + it + 2 - 2 + 8 + 1 + 8 - 2 + 5 + h + 2 - 5 + 6 - 1 - a - 3 - 2 -27 - 7 -15 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 - k - 1 - 8 +10 - k + 7 + It. • - 9 - 2 t_k -12 -1 - 3 - 9 +11 + 1 -11 + 2 + 7 - 1 + k + 9 - 2 -Ik -10 + 5 +13 + 3 +12 -13 + 7 + 3 +15 + 5 Tex. r+ 1 i_3 l A Colo. Kans. + 1 0 - 6 - 1 - 6 - 2 - 5 + k + 9 + 21 + 6 + k - 5 -15 - 7 -26 - 1* - 9 -10 - 3 - 8 0 - 2 ' + 2 + 7 -15 + 6 - 7 r—Revised* *Data not available. 1/ During April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 13 while this year it was on April 5» For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should be made for a decrease in sales of about U per cent for the month of April as a whole•
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