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% BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTE'..i H.ll Hay 23, 1952 DEPARTMENT.STORE SALES-, 3Y CITIES • (Based on Dollar Amounts) Feb. percentage cn;ange from corresponding . • peri< 3d a year ago 2/ .. Month of May 17 Apr.19 Apr.26 May 3 Har. . "1 Federal Reserve District and city UNITED STATES . Boston District New. Haven • Boston Lowe 11-Lawre nee Springfield • Providence New York District Newark Buffalo • New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelpnia District Philadelphia Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Richmond District Washington Baltimore Atlanta District Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee M A Y 2 6 1952" - 1 Conn. Mass. - 6 -11 -13 -12 ' -11 .-JJ N.J. N.Y. Pa. • - 1 + 2 - U -ii - 7 zrj -11 " . - 6 - 7 - 5 D.C. Md. . - 2 . =T. Ala. Fla. Ga. !l / La. Tenn. • 111. Ind. i.lich. Til is. - 7 - 6 -11 +16 ' . '- 3 9 2 6 1' 9 - d . -11 - - 7 • . - 9 . + 2 - b - 7 -22 - 3 + 1 2 6 1 0 - T - 6 .rrr r+ 3 r 0 - 1 - 5 - 2 • -12 - 6 - 9 - 6 + a -12 - 6 + 6 - 1 + 5 - 9 + 1 0 - 1 0 T H - 6 - 2 +16 + 3 + 8 - 3 + 6 - h +15 •+ 2 0 - 1 - 3 rj 0 - 6 + 6 -12 0 - 6 + 1 + b - 2 + 7 + 2 +18 - 3 + 2 - h + 2 + 6 + 6 + 7 + b -11 - 8 +11 + 3 - u. >28 . +1U. -11 o: - a + 3 - - 5 - 7 -10 - 7 - 6 -13 -12 - 9 • -10 2 - 2 .- 8 -11 0 - 0 -16 - 1 - 1 -5 + 2 - 3 3 2 1 7 U . - 8 - 3 ^ . r+ 1 - 7 - 2 - 9 -io -13 - 3 r 1 + 1 U •~+. -5 + + + + + - 3 + .7 - 1 - 7 + 8 +13 - 2 — Ohio Pa.. X + U + 7 -7 - 5 -13 -10 -12 2 -11 - ti - h " -ii .- h . -16 - 2 + 1 +13 + 1 + 5 - 3 -10 - 1 + 3 -12 -11 - 9 -13 -16 - 0 ' - + 3 -10 -12 + 7 -lU - 7 - 1 -13 -'5. 0 - 3 + 5 - 6 +32 +12 + 8 + 9 ~ + k +21 +12 + 1 1 r+ h — + 6 +27 +17 + 1 - 5 + 1 +16 +15 +16 +2b r+Ul + 7 , r+31 +11 - 3 - 5 - 7 0 + 2 -111 + 1 ™"0 + U:- + 2 0 + 2 : + 2 + h 1 + 9 +T -5 +11 + 5 +15 +10 -k - 5 TF + 2 - 3 - 3 C\% H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, Bf CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve District and city- St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Area Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Term. Minneapolis District Minneapolis St. Paul . Duluth-Sup er ior " Minn. " "Mvis. Kansas City District Denver Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas District Dallas El Paso Fort V; orth Houston ban Antonio San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Downtown Los Angeles lestside Los Angeles Oakland San Diego San Francisco Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Jan.' Feb. - 9 d . 6 8 5 - 9 -1$ - 8 - 5 -15 -11 - 5 Tex. " » " " - 2 - 6* -3 - 6 +3 +2 11 Ore. Utah uash. " - ' - 9 - k -12 - U Colo. Kans. Mo. » Okla. " Calif. " » " " Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago V do lit h of Apr. 19 Apr.26 May 3 May 10- May 17 liar, -10 -13 -16 -10 ~ -11 .-10 - 6 -Ill -11 -11 ' -12 - 6 6 3 6 1 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 6 0 + T -17 + 3 -11 -1U -15 -15 -17 - 6 + U ~ + 1 IT + 8 + 5 - 1 + 1 +17 - 6 -11 - 5 - 9 - 3 - 3 +1U + 1 - 1 + 2 +26 +63 - 8 -10 -lit. - 9 -18 - 3 - 6 - 8 -13 - 9 - 6 0 - 1 0 . 0 +11 + 3 + 1 -13 - + 5 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 2 +12 - 2 - 2 +3 - 6 + h -22 -11 ~+'U 3 2 o 5 - 2 - 2 - 6 +10 +12 + 3 + 3 + 7 - 2 - 2 - 2 + 7 > T - 6 + 7 -16 +10 + 9 + 1 + 7 + 7 - k + 2 -23 +9 + + + - 2 0 r+16 +17 +13 +11 +26 + 2 • + 3 + 3 +12* + 7 + 1 0 2 0 + 1 - 1 + 3 +1U + 7 +17 +1U + 5 +15 +29 + 7 + 3 +19 + 8 - 9 + 7 +17 - r+21 + 7 + 8 +16 +28 +3ij+3 + 6 + k + 6 - 6 + 5 - k - U - 8 - 3 +13 r+ 9 il5T +10 +16 - 2 +11 - 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 +18 +lii +15 +3U + h + 5 0 + 7 - h +13 + 2 + 1 - 8 + h + 6 . r—Revised. 1/ During March and April changes frora a year ago reflect I n part the fact that last year Easter was on March 25 while this year it was on April 13. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year an 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.
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