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BOARD OF GOVEIWOiiS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.ll May 9, 1952 ' DEPARTMENT STORE-SALES,' BY CITIES (Based en Dollar ..Amounts). • Federal Reserve District and city -Percentage.change from corresponding •. " period a year ago V Month of Apr.'5 AprV12 Apr.19 Apr.26 May 3 Feb. Mar. UNITED STATES - 9 - 9 Boston District New Haven Boston Lowell-Lav/rence Springfield Providence -12 -10 -1U - 7 - 1 -13 - 6 -11 -13 • -12 New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Conn. Mass R.I. - -11 N.J. ' N.Y. ' ii ii i Philadelphia District Philadelphia - 2 -13 -10 -12 - Ohio Pa. " Richmond District Washington Baltimore D.C • Md. -11 Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. V'.is. - 7 - 6 -13 - 8 - 2 =10 . - 1 - 3 -19 - 3 -10 - 1 + 3 0 rr.' +27 - h + 7 + 6 + 3 1 - i r- 7 7 r+ 8 1 2 r +13 - 7 -10 r-10 - h 0 - 6 "+10 +10 +11 +25 rii -ii -12 - 9 -10 +28 +31 +27 +12 +52 ^+93 0 +i,5 • ' - 6 o T % r+7 TT +33 ^1 +37 +11 +UU. +83 +21 +U3 . -5' : o ( - 7 '- 1 +10 +17 - 2 ! - 3 : - 9 - 3 + 7 . ^ ' - 6 —12 - 6 - 2 • +16 + 6 + 3 - 1 : + 8 + 5 - 9 - 3 + 1 +10 - 9 5 + + - 8 -11 -7 8 : - 3 - -+ 9 +15 + 2 + 8 +16 + - 2 + 3 " +' 1 rx +U + 1 + 5 + k - 5 + 7 - 2 + 3 - 7 zJ. ,TK ;• +10 r+_3 TS: +13 - 5 - 2 +26 -12 +13 — 6 + 5 - 9 +18 - 8 +2U : 0 + 8 - 1 - 9 + 2 - 8 - 7 -22 - 8 . - 1 - .5 = T +11 +26 +mr +21 +37. +U7 +27 3 9 2 6 1 - 9 • — - - 6 =™7 Ga. II La. Tenn. +13 -7 -11 - 8 - U -11 - :U -16 - 7 - 6 -11 +16 . + u + 2 : » +2U +13" Atlanta District • Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta Hew Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. +15 +7 + 2 -12 ^01 . +10 - 9 • +15 -13 - 2 • -16 . + 9 + 2 - 8 -11 8 Pa. Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh u • +12 ^0 +12 — - 1 + 2 - 2 +18 -h + 2 r+ 6 + 5 +11 + 3 - L + 7 - 5 + k + 6 r-11. +16 +28 +32 +12 + 7 + 8 - 3 + ~5 +28 - 5 +1U " 0 • o - 3 + 5 - 6 • 11 + 7 + k +21 +12 zA - 7 0 + 2 -11; # Page 2 H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve District and city Feb. St. Louis District Little Rock ---"Louisville St. Louis Area Memphis Minneapolis District Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior Kansas City District Denver Y; ichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas District Dallas El Paso Fort V. orth 1 Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Downtown Los Angeles Lestside Los Angeles Oakland San Diego San Francisco Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. - 9 •-8 - 6 - 8 - 5 - 8 - 6 - 1 - 6N ZT - 8 - 6 - 9 =~ir " -12 "&l; is . - u Okla. " Tex. " ii j +2i* +25 +23 +31 +16 +22 +10 +19 +10 0 +11 + 3 + 1 -13 + 2 0 + 6 + 2 - 9 0 - 2 + 5 - 1 + 6 0 + 9 -17 + 3 + 5 + 3 +12 - 2 + + + r-g- Minn. Colo. Kans. Mo. Percenta.ge chani^e from corresponding period ;i year ago V Month of Apr. 5 Apr.12 Apr.19 Apr.26 May 3 liar. - 9 =33T - 8 - 5 -15 -11 - 5 -15 -15 -17 - 6 + h — + + 3 6 3 2 -10 Calif.. -13 -16 -10 -11 -10 " - 6 Ore. -lit Utah -11 l.ash. -11 -12 + 9 +10 ' +11 +11 -11 =3F - 2 + 2 . + l + 8 + 1 : +25 +18 - 5 - 6 -ll - 5 - 9 -3 - 3 + 5 +11 +18 '+ 9 +21 -26 - 8 -10 -111 +11 —18 - 3 - 6 - 8 -13 - 9 - 6 +11 +21 +12 + lh + 9 +15 ' + 5 +10 + 3 + 1 r r 0 i 2 2 3 + 1 ZT + 8 + 5 - 1 + 1 +17 + k - 1 + 1 - 7 - 6 - 6 + U + 7 -16 -22 +10 -11 + 4 •+ 9 +31 + 9 + 2 +1U + l - l + 2 +26 +63 + 1 + 7 + 7 - k + 2 -23 +18 +17 +15 +17 +16 +2b +26 + 9 +22 +17 +19 0 + 3 + 2 + 6 -5 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 8 - b + 7 r+ 9 +22 +20 +26 +23 +27 +11 +36 +16 +16 +30 + 5 T T + + + + 6 3 1 7 + h b h + +10 +12 + 3 + 3 + 7 - 2 - 2 - 2 0 + + 6 - 6 + 5 - k - Ii - 8 - 3 +13 r—Revised. 1/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in 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 cf about 6 per 'cent for the month of ;• larch as a whole and for a corresponding increase for the month of April as a whole.
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