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. ^ %7? SS£S»» BOARD OF GOVERNORS^. OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.ll May 7, 1^48 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago t * i Week* ending 1 / Janv-' Month p f Federal Reserve..- district v, . ana.eit; ?9b._ . ~Mar>- 3 / •• - • *" Apr . 3 Apr .lO^Apr Vl7 |Apr.-24 May 1 — ,UNITED STATES ' Boston District New Havefa Boston , . Springfield Providence , f!' '7. Philadelphia District Philadelphia Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland ColumbusToledo * Pittsburgh Richmond Di's'trici'1 Washington Baltimore Chicago District Chicago ' Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee ; . . New York District Newark Buffalo :N6w York Rochester Syracuse Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville • • Ponn. . Mass. « + 7 ' ± M Ohio 1 1 Pa. • M' D!,C. Md . ; + 5 +17 + 4 • +16• t r +14 J ; : ±13 ' >17 5 '1+14 . +12 +11 . + 8 ., + 9 . , r 9 'j+ll h+11 8 +12 K+12 .v.'+ll + 7 ±10 - + 3 3 L A + 7 , 2 + .?22 'ti£ • . +11 +11 + 4 + 8 - 4 • t ' +14 +13 ' >22 fl6~ rn:, .'Ill; •;ind.r , ; M c W ' -' +13 wis* • • +17 ' 3 9 •f > 9. +10 +ii +13 +14 =11 m . +12 + 2 +ii, + 2 m . ..^12 +13 + 9 . =li -20 -21 -16 , v-22 - 5 -14 ± u - 8 + 8 +10 +16 +15 +12 =2Q ±15 -20 ; r',,+10 .r > rl9 +19 .-13 :,r&. ..;-h -27 - -16 ' + 8 +_i + 7 + 3 +10 + 9 > 8 . -29 -16 ..-17 , ^19 -15 -11 - 4 -17 +11 • : + v 2 • ±_Z -12 2 •u. Ala.; Fla. Ga. La. Tenn* 3 3 5 5 u k + 6 +12 • A 5 : • : +13 ! : + i3 vim Pa. •••+ + + + . 0 1 N.J., .N.Y.i » . +11 *+ 2 + 5 + 3 . +11 ±12 +15 - 9 +10 +58 - 4 % + 5 + 4 + 5 . ri m .+. " 6 . ±-fc' +&9 -+ 4 f'2 +10 • -. +:8 ,+ ,8. +12 r+ 7 + 4 2• +,6 :; j T ± J k r+ 3 ±_Z - 4 + 2 + 9. r±i2 + 6 j-2 - 5: +ia + 7 ±_8. + 6 +12 + 8 + 4 + i =_1 - 2 m +16 +10 +11 • +15 ::<9 "4%1. + 9 +|K: + 9 + ' n +13 + 7 +'2 r+iQ +22 - 1 =_2 - 2 - 3 +12: r+18 ±-S +12 +28 +11 + 5 - 1 - 2 +16 • r+26 + 3 "+12 + 5 +19 ' v'-q. : + 1 4 rSll ; m ' . ± u , - ±1Q ±_S + 7 : + 6 • -16 , +12, • ' .t5 . • + 5 . . +-,9=; '-- 4 ^ + 2 • —19 +15 - .1 • +12,, 1 ;,+13' +15 +25-. >19 . +15 * +12 - 3 j Page 2 H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE SAlfeSj, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage Change :fro&:£c%t*espohding Period a Year Ago Federal Reserve.distpic^ and city - ^ . - Jaii;- InofrCh of — • Feb* j M a r . 1/ •i;.» St. Louis District" '' Little Rock Ark. -Ky. Louisville •Mo. St. Louis #hn. Memphis Minneanolisr District Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior Kansas City .District Denver Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa^f..' Dallas District ~ Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio . i t "&Wis .- Colo . Kans. Mo. Okla. Tex. " f Week ending-I/ • - ; Apr.. 3 Apf .10 APET£71Apr.24 May l M v:- ' M ' ' +19 - 2 , +19 +11 + 8 + 9 - +11 - 2 ' Minn. -- --- ' +15+46 +23 + 7 +19 +3=1+23 + 6 + 9 + 9 + 8 +23 + 8 . +16 ±4 + 6 + 6 +11 + 3 +10 + 5 +19 17 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 4 + 9 • +16 . t-2 + 4 +14 +13 - 3 +13 +21 . +15 m + 7 . 0 : + 5 +17 ' • . +11 . ' ±1 • --11-' +20 • • +17 ' -14 +17 - 3 +17 ; -13 . -17 +20 +12 +10 (Not available for publication) '•n - +22 -10 -13 0 -18 - 4 + 4 +15 +32 +29 + 4 +19 +31 -11 -12 +11 +13 +17 ..+16 ',.+23 ,+35 7 V m6 + +22 + 8 +10 +25 +25 + 2 +19 +14 + 7 . +23 . . +26 . :vm ' :+14 " + 1 +12 + 5 +11 +15 +25. +27 -•+16 +21': . +26 . +21 +60 ' +32 +18 +28 • _ +14 + 1 +15 +38 +20 # }-:W ;±1 ts San Francisco District +_5 +_2 ' =14 7 +! 6 + 2 •+ 3 0 0 Los Angeles Area Calif. ' -15 +12 +13 Oakland .. + 2 + 1 2 i ' +-3 + 9 + 3 - 2 -21 San Fratidisco + 8 " +16 +18 * + 6 +11 +24 - 2 Ore • Portland \ * + 7 '+31 Utah + 3 +33 Salt Lake City - 5 + 2 + 5 +11 +14 + 2 Wash. -15 Seattle ^. •. — r—Revised"..'' ' r „ l/. During March and Apr^Vchanges from a year ago reflect in part the fact that'last year.-Easter was on;April 6 while this year it was on March 28, For this'reason it is estimated that in comparison with last $ear allowance should be niiade 'for' an increase in sales of about 1 per cent for the month of March as a whole and for a corresponding decrease for the month of April as a whole. * Data not, available. -•'7 -1L. : •V 0 ) % « m a n - .. r
