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177 i - liBRAuV-Sr T E FEDERAL RESERVE BAiN.K OF CLEVELAND BOARD OF GOVERNORS;' OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM May 23, 1947 H .11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES ' Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago •Federal Reserve district ' and 6ity | a' Feb. ' •- Week •ending l/ f Month o f . March Apr .19 Apr .26 May 3 May 10 May. 17 UNITED STATES - +12 +12. Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence . +12 : +10 +13 i +• 4 ' + 4 +15 + 7 +21 + 9 + 6 • +13 + e • + 7 ; +14 . +15 ; >25 +11 +TT + 7 +12. +10. + 9 +15 : +14 • +16 +18". 1 112 + 7 • ' +12 1 +H ! + 9 ; +12 : +i6 lit+ 2. +11 + 9 +12 +15 +11 +18 - 7 +20 - 9 + 8 -10 +17 -10 +15 -12 -13 . +17 +21 - 4 New York District Newark . Buffalo. New York Rochester Syracuse Conn. Mass. R. I. N. J. N.J. " 1 1 Philadelphia District Pa. Philadelphia • - 6 t -4 + 4 4 6 3 + 4 + 3 Cleveland:District Akron . Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus ; •Toledo . Pittsburgh Pa. Richmond:District Washington Baltimore D * C, Md. + 5 i ° 1 +5 + 9 +10 +11 -14 -18 -10 Atlanta District Birmingham Miami. . . . Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. ' > 6 • , + 3 +11 + 3 +10 + 2 +10 +13 . +17 + 5 +19 + 3 - 8 312" - 3 -12 - 8 - 6 Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. Ohio \ +13 +11 + 9 +14 + 7 +10' + 9 + 4 + 8 +11 +15 +12. + 7 . +19 + 5 TT +37 • +10 ' - 4 +12 0 -23 + 8 + 2 -18 -11 i r ; : : - 6 r 6 6 9 +13 +11 +12 +17 + 8 + 8 +15 • +22 + 9 + 6 + 9 + 8 + 8 +12 . + 5 t± + 3 + 4 + 6 .,+14 +14 +16 +18 +24 + 9 + 2 . r+ 6 + 8 +10 +17 +17 +15 +16 +16 r+20 ' +18 +23 +23 r+16 r+12 +14 +12 +14 +14 +16 +10. +16 +15 +11 +13 +17 +12 r+12 + 5 + 3 +11 +18 +11 +11 + 6 + 7 r+ • 6 +11 +15 +12 +17 +17 +20 +12 +10 +13 r+ 8 . t 5 + 5 + 7 + 6 +11 +11 +16 +11 - 4 +24 +25 +17 + 7 +13 +29 +14 +21 r+ 8 +14 + 5 r+ 2 +13 + 2 +11 +20 + 1 +14 +10 + 9 +16 +16 +33 +12 + 9 +18 +21 +15 +17 + 8 +26 7^42 +19 +15 + 3 +12 +11 + 9 +13 +12 Page 2 H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago Federal Reserve district and city Week ending l/ Month of March Apr .19 Apr .26 May 3 May 10 May 17 Jan.Feb. + 9 +10 + 6 + 9 +12 8 "+" ' +13 ' +12 + 5 Minneapolis District Jtann. Minneapolis 1 1 - St. Paul Duluth-Superior "^Vis- +17 ; +15 +23 i +12 . +17 + 7 +19 +13 Kansas City District Denver ' Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City . Tulsa + 8 ' i - 4 ' + 7 + 4 . + 5 S + 7 • St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Dallas District Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Colo . Kans . ' "&Mo". Mo. Okla. Tex. San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Calif. Oakland San Francisco Portland 0r<?, Utah Salt Lake City Seattle Wash. +20 + 9 +13 +15+11 tie — + 8 +19 +11 r+12 . +19 + 3 + 7 + 6 +20 +13 " +19 +14 +14 (Not available for publication) +12 +11 +19 + 7 + 6 +18 +11 + 7 + 8 +12 +20 +IT + 9 + 9 +14. +11 + 5 +14 + 8 . - 4 + 6 +10 - 1 +14 + S + 4 + 5 —23 0 -16 -13 -13 + 7 I . + 1 . + 4 +20 ! + 8 -12 -15 -18 - 6 0 + 7 + 4 +13 + 4 + 5 +10 + 4 +16 +10 +22 +13 • r+ 8 + 1 +12 + 4 +15 +14 ' . +16 +21 +11 ! +15 j l +15 - 8 - 8 +10 + 6 +10 +11 +11 +19 ! + 7 +18 +15 +11 lii + 8 +13 +16 + 6 +14 * +25 + 6 +21 , + 2 +16 + 5 +20 +11 + 7 + 9 0 -21 +17 0 - 8 ! - 9 +21 + 9 +14 -14 . - 2 - 7 -16 +12 + 9 l . + 8 + 6 +11 +18 + 2 .0 +11 +23 + 3 + 6 +10 + •9. 0 + 7 +11 , +10 0 + 3 0 + 2 r—Revised. . * Data dot available. l/ During March and April changes from a jfear ago'reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 21, while th£s year it was'on April 6. For thts reason it is estimated that in comparison wiijh lust year allowance should be made for an increase in sales of about 3 per 'cent for the month of March as a whole•and for a corresponding decrease for the month of April as a whole. The large increase for this week reflects in pUrt the fact that la'st year sales were reduced because of a power shortage, ^ ^9Hsn . '
