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B H.ll BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM May 1*, 1 9 5 1 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES ( B a s e d on D o l l a r Amounts) P e r c e n t a g e change f r o m c o r r e s p o n d i n g Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t and c i t y Month oi ' M a r . 3 1 Apr . 7 A p r . 11* A p r . 2 1 A p r . 2 8 • Mar. Feb, UNITED STATES +23 +11 -lit - 9 +13 + 1 " + 3 Boston D i s t r i c t New Haven Boston Lowell-Lawrence Springfield Providence +20 +21 +22 +11* +21* +27 + 6 + b + 2 +10 +13 +11 -22 " .^TS -20 -25 . -20 -23 -16 "+ 9 +16 + 1* +1*6 +18 + 9 - 2 + 3 +10 + 2 -16 +10 + 3 +25 +29 + 20 +21* +23 +25 +10 +11 +16 + 6 +15 +11* ' +25 +22 +12 + 9 +33 +12 +12 + 7 +13 +11 +18 +15 + 7 Conn. Mass. • j „ • ! ,, : . SR.I. New York D i s t r i c t Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse N.J. . N.Y. » " Philadelphia District Philadelphia Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron Cincinnati Cleveland • Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Pa. Ohio Pa. " . +# +21 +32 +16 . +31* +31* +35 Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore D.C. Md; +21 +21 +20 Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New O r l e a n s Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. +17 +22 +21* ' +25 + 6 +11 Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich, wis. +28 +23 +29 +32 +23 . . . -Ik -33 -23 -11* + + - 3 2 3 3 r+ + r+ r r+ - 1 7 3, 0 1* 2 • + + + + + + 5" 1 7 5 5 3 -16 -17 -10 -16 -18 -16 -11 - 6 -11 - h +20 .+29 +16 +19 +21 +32 -19 -22 -11 =15 +23 +17 - 1 .rnr + 5 + 2 -18 -10 -26 -12 -28 - 8 -18 . -21 -17 . -10 -16 - 7 - 2 -10 +15 0 + 6 +21 +30 +20 +31 +11 + 6 +~5 + 3 + 1* +32 + 7 +12 + 2 + 5 r n + 1* + 9 + 1* +17 + 5 0 113 +31 - k r-11 -12 - 5 L± + 3 + 1* r + 1* +17 r+ 3 r+19 -15 +10 + 2 r r +11* - 6 0 + 2 - 7 +13 +10 + 9 =27 -27 " -26 -10 -11 - 2 +17 - 8 -29 - 8 +18 -23 :25 • -20 + 5 +11 +27 + 3 + 7 - 1 -32 - 7 -28 +17 - 8 + 9 + 2. +13 +T +11 +21 +11 - 8 -12 -16 - 2 - 1* + 1 -11 +. 8 + 9 +17 +13 +22 +22 +21 r+ 1 - 2 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 2 P^e2 H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t and c i t y S t . Louis D i s t r i c t L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Area Memphis Jan.Feb. +21/ • +15" Ark. +23 Ky. ~ + 21 Mo. +18 Tenn. Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis S t . Paul Duluth-Superior Minn. ii "ScV.is. Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t -^T.ichita Kansas City S t . Joseph Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas E l Paso F o r t Y.'orth Houston San Antonio San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area Oakland San F r a n c i s c o Portland S a l t Lake C i t y Seattle . Colo. Kans. Mo. Okla. " Tex. " Calif. » Ore. Utah Wash. P e r c e n t a g e change from corresponding • p e r i o d a y e a r ago. 1 / Month of Mar.31 Apr. 7 Apr. lit A p r . 2 1 Apr.28 Mar, + 3 + 6 r+ 5 -16 r- 1 -21 + 1 0 - 1 -29 + 3 0 +10 -lU - 3 -22 + 2 + 2 + 2 0 -15 -22 + 8 + 8 +11 - 2 -26 -19 + 3 +25 *20 . +16 . . - 1 + 22 + 7 +26 +27 +1*2 +25 +32 +13 . +25 -13 %T2 -17 0 +13 +11 . +31 +17 +12 + 3 +10 - 6 -11 +12 - 8 -18 . -m - 1 +19 +20 +16 +16 + 27 +13 +13 +11 + k + 9 +29 + k -15 -13 -13 -17 - 7 -29 +27 +23 + 21 + 23 +36 +32 +U0 +11 + 9 +15 +12 + 3 - • +18 +15 -10 -11 -10 -lit - 8 - 3 - 2 +19 + 20 +17 +30 - 7 -~9 - h - 7 + h r+ 3 -22 + 7 +16 + 6 + 7 + 3 - 7 +16 + 3 - 8 - 6 0 - 7 + k r+10 -19 -23 - 6 +30 +10 - 3 +19 +15 + h +T + 6 r+ k + 2 + 1 + 2 - 1 - 1 - 5 + 8 +19 - 9 - 1 - 9 -19 -12 - 8 -12 - 1 - 7 -11 =1% + 9 -18 -18 0 -11 -13 + 6 +12 ,+15 +16 +18 0 0 +17 + h + 3 +32 + 2 + 5 - 1 + h + 2 +11 +35 - 7 + + + 1 3 5 7 5 r—Revised. Data not a v a i l a b l e . 1 / During March and A p r i l changes from a y e a r ago r e f l e c t i n p a r t t h e f a c t t h a t l a s t y e a r E a s t e r was on A p r i l 9 while t h i s year i t was on March 25. For t h i s reason y i t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t i n comparison w i t h l a s t y e a r allowance snould be made f o r an i n c r e a s e i n s a l e s of about 4 per c e n t f o r t h e month of i.iarch a s a whole and f o r a corresponding d e c r e a s e f o r the month of A p r i l as a whole. •
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