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U B K C T OF THE- FEBEMt RESERVE BAfjK OF CiiVtUisS BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.ll , •/' May 9, 1947 " -DEPARTMENT' STORE SaLES, BY CITIES Percentage-Change from Corresponding Period- a-Year-Ago Federal. Reserve • diitiriat.-. and city • - - +12' UNITED STATES Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence Month of • March Jan.-•Feb'i•^ New York District Newark . Buffalo > New York Rochester Syracuse, , Conn. Mass . t t " R. I. . N. J. N . Y> • ; . , . 13 4 - r tl3 T e • + 7 • . -^14 • ; +15,. +25 , Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. Cleveland DistrictAkron Cincinnati Cleveland . Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh pa.': Richmond District Washington Baltimore . D. C." Md. Atlanta District • Birmingham • Miami Atlanta • New Orleans Nashville Chicago* District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee " +17 —1 6 - 6 r,+15 +12^ +15 + 7 +21 + 9 . • + 6 +19 +29 +18 +23 +16 9 %19 - 5 -13 -20 -11 -26 - 4 -23 -18 +19 + 5 • +37 412 + 8 ' + 7 +12 : +12,' ; - i11 , . +12 +16- . . ii To r : + . 5 . ; . +12 +10* +10. o + 2 •* '+ r+ 4 . +22 r+1" +21 - 8 +15 +11 • +21 + 2 +47 +11 +24 + 9 , +15 +12 +31 +15 . . +12 +11 +16 - 7 : +T - 6 - 4 -14 — 3 ;-i2 - -10 -10 -12 -13 - 4 r+le ' + 1 & "+20 w + 8 +16 +15 +17 +15 ' +11 +10. r+17 . +17 • .+21 + 9 TTo' +11 -18 . -15 -19 -14 -18" -10 r+17 ~+l7 +20 +13 +IT +14 Ala. - Fla. . Ga. La. Tenn..\ + e : -+ 3 • * ": +:n' + 3 . +10 ' . . + 2 +10 1' +21 +13 . .•9 +1 +17 +28 • + 5 . +18 . +19 +26 + 3 +20 111. Ind. Mich. Wis . +13: +11 + 9 +14 + 7 +10 + 9 + 4 + 8 +11 • + 5 - 4 ' r+12 T ? "714. r+24 " +16' 4 + 2 4 . r+ 9 6 +16 +15 3 +16 . - +16 + 8 '' - 5 +11 =15 jnr TIT +20 + 4 + 7 + 6 +12 . .- 6 . +10 ; +18 - + 5 + 9 +33 + 2 +16 Tie ; Ohio i i i i . . V i a +12 W • Week ending l/ Apr. 5 Apr .12 Apr .19 Apr f 26 May 3 . +20 +16 +17 +39 +13 - 4 + 5 +19 -13 : 8 0 - 7 — 8 =i& - 3 -12 • '- 8 - 6 — 6 - 6 - 6 + 4 - 8 - 6 - 6 - 9 +12 +10 +13 r+11 +16 .~+±6 • +11 +13 r- 4 * +28 • +24 . +14 +25 +21 r+16 +16 +33 +12 + 9 +18 +21* +15 +17 + 8 H.ll Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago Federal Reserve district and city ' Feb.. Month of March Apr. 5 Apr .12 Apr,19 Apr .26 May 3 ; : 1 : \ +10 •+ 6 + 9 +12 + 8 -Minneapolis District Minneapolis Minn. St.- Paul " Duluth-Superior "SYfis . t ; ; ) +17 +15 +23 +12 +17 + 7 +19 +13 Kansas City District Denver „ Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa ; + 8 ! +20 < - 4 . + 7 +12 +21 - 1 +14 + 9 + 4 + 5 +16 *21 +14 + 7 +25 + 9 +15 - 7 • +. 4 -17 -11 - 8 - 8 0 + 7 + 1 + 4 +20 + 8: +20 +11 +24 +25 +29 +15 +15 + 9 +14 +12 + 9 + 8 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 Or e. Salt Lake City Utah Seattle Wash. l/ 1 + 4 ; + 5 < + 7. ;+ 7 : • • . + 9 +20 • , i +13 1 +15 +11. + 7 i +18 J +15 +11 + 9 Week ending l/ +13 +12 + 5 +18 +14 +11 +17 +18 - 4 -20 - 1 - 3 - 7 0 -21 +17 0 - 8 +15 + 8 +13 +16 + 6 - +16 + 8 +19 + 1 1 (Not available for publication) - 9 -23 0 -16 -13 -13 +14 ^5 . 6 + +21 + 2 +16 + 5 +12 +19 + 7 + 6 +18 +11 + 7 - 9 - 2 +35 -12 -15 -18 - 6 0 + T + 4 +13 . + 4 + 5 +10 + 4 +16 +10 +22 +24 +21 - 4 - 8 r+10 + 6 r+10 +11 +25 +21 +20 +27 - -14 - 2 - 7 -16 + 6 +11 +18 + 2 0 +11 +23 + 3 - 1 6 2 3 8 During March and April change^ from a year ago refloat in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 2lj, while this, year it-was on April 6. For this reason it is estimated thatj in comparison with last 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, W . HE i; b AtuMsn Z! %
