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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE.SYSTEM # H.ll May 2$, 1951 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Eased oh Dollar Amounts) Percentage change from corresponding period,a year,ago j/ Federal Reserve District and city Feb!" | M0 4l"'. 0f | Apr ' 2 1 A p r ' 2 8 T * May 12 Hay 1? + 3 ~+~~b?25 + 3 +10 + 2 -16 +10 + 3 + 2 + 1 0 - 2 + u j_5 + 1 + 7 + 6 + 3 + 1 ri +12 + 22 + 8 r- 1 + 9 + 5 +11 + ll + 2 ll + 2 + 3 +10 + 9 +10 +12 + 6 +13 + 7 +10 + 6 nr + 6 +12 + 3 + 9 + 6 + 1 + + + + + 1 +5 +26 + +25 +11 .+ 6 Conn. Mass. " " R.I. +20 +21 +22 +14 + 2U +27 New York District Newark Buffalo New York • Rochester Syracuse N.J. N.Y. " " " +29 +20 + 2U +23 +2$ Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Richmond District Washington Baltimore Atlanta District Birmingham Hiami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee + 2 +10 . +13 +11 +10 +25 Ohio B.C. Md. Al'a. Fla. 111. Ind. Mich. Ms, - +22 , +11 I h + 1 UNITED STATES Boston District Nov; Haven Boston Lowell-Lawrence Springfield Providence - 2 - 3 + 2 + 3 -3 + 1 ~ +16 + 6 +15 +1U + 3 0 + •— 2 +12 + 9. -1 h +5 +5 + 21 +32 +16 +3U +3U +35 +12 +12 + 7 +13 +11 +16 .+15 + 7 + 6 T3 + 3 + +32 + 7 +12 +21 + 21 +20 +13 +10 + 9 -11 +17 +17 + 214 +25 + 6 +11 +11 +27 + 3 + 7 + 3 +19 -15 +10 + 2 +28 + 23 +29 +32 +23 +13 + 9 +11 +21 +11 + i - 1 - + 1 - 7 h 0 ' +h +17 2 n + 2 +15 - 6 0 + 2 + 2 - 1 + 2 + 3 h 0 - 5 + 6 h :+ 5 + 2 -12 m + u + 9 + +17 + + 3 k + 3 +T + + 2 +11 +10 k - 1 +5 i 8 7 3 k - 1 - 1 ZT +TT +29 r+ 6. -23 r+ 1 2 - 9 + 5 +13 + 9 -+11 +12 TT o - 7 +15 + +3 + 1 +7 + 3 - 2 0 +13 - 2 - b +5 + 7 - 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 +15 +5 + 3 Pag'-2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal reserve District and city Feb. +21 St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Area Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenri". Minneapolis District Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior Minn. 1! "&Mis. Kansas City District Denver Lichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas District Dallas El Paso Fort Y.orth Houston San Antonio San Fr:.n-;isco District Lor- ..r-;vles ,.rca Oakland San Francisco Portland Sal 5 Lake City Seattle Colo. Kans. Mo. Okla. " Tex. " Calif. " Ore. Utah Mash. +23 + 21 +18 s +16 +22 Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago V Month of Apr. 21 Apr.28 May 5 May 12 May 19 Mar. + 6 - 1 — — +10 + 2 + 0 - 3 0 - 2 + 3 +11 0 + 2 + 8 +12 +12 - 2 r+ 2 -13 + 6 + 3 + 3 -5 " H +1U +12 0 rr + 2 + 3 -10 - 6 0 H k — + 7 - 7 0 +17 +26 ^27 +12 +25 +32 +13 +25 +13 +11 +31 +17 +12 + 3 +10 + 2 rr +16 + 3 - 8 - 6 0 i_£ - 1 + +20 + 8 + 1 - 2 + 6 n9 +20 +16 +10 +27 +13 +13 +11 + + 9 +29 + + 6 + + 2 | + 1 +10 + 3 + 2 + 8 +35 - 7 + 6 0 + 5 + 8 +22 - 6 + + + + + - + 27 ^23 +21 +23 +36 +32 . +40 +11 ^~9 +15 +12 + 3 +18 +15 - l =nr -1 + 3 - 5 + 7 + 5 + 9 +X3 + 9 + - 2 +15 +11 r+ o ^2 +10 +10 + u +10 + 2 k h k 1 | i 1 ! j ' + 2 - 1 - 5 + 8 +19 - 9 +32 + 2 + 5 h r ll ^5 h r+ o + 6 + 22 + 3 - 2 0 +10 1 1 3 1 8 7 - 1 - 3 - 1 + 1 +T 0 + l - 7 + 2 u. + 3 - 1 + 20 . - 7 + h +11 i- [. + 2 + 24 r- -aTviFo J T'-i-L net :vailc.tlc. 1/ During .".arch and A pi! il changes from a year ago reflect m part the fact that ~~ las-t yeai' lastci*. was-oh April 9 v.'hiie this jear it v:as on :.iarch 25. For this reason it is estimated that in-comparison -.ith last year allowance should be made. for an increase in' sales of about U pe_« cc-r.t for the month of I larch as a v.hole and for a cor re: ponding decrease for xhe :.:onth of April as a v:hole.
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