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TRANSFER i m b y W t r e ram RESERVE B£i,! OF CUi'HAfg BOARD OF GOVERNORS I OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM . November 7, 1947 H.ll '7'DEPjaTMENT^TORE'SALES'/'BY' ClflES"* I Boston D i s t r i c t M'-'iv Haven E'=«ron Sr'.' i n g f i e l d Providence ;• Conn. Mass , " N. J , • N^'Y. B-v-i&io Nov.- York , Rochester Syracuse s« Philpd^lnhia D i s t r i c t Philadelphia Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akroa Cincinnati Cleveland 1 Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh • Pa. Ohio « . " Pa. Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore D. C. iiid. Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham Miami •> . Atlanta New Orleans Nashville • v- Ala. Fla. Ga. . La. •Tenn. i: 111. Ind. iiiich. Wis. ' IT- +12 +18 +=8 ' R. I . Ne-^ York D i s t r i c t Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Week ending ^ Month of " y Sept'. Oct, 4 O o t . l l 00t.|8; Oof,25 Nov. 1 "• UNITED STATES 1 Jan.Aug, Federal R e s e r v e ' d i s t r i c t and c i t y i r +10 + 7 r i +8 . ; + 7 f 5 + 3 +10 + 3 « + ;'9 Ti + 8.. . + 2 T 1 2 + 7 •+14 +14 r+ 2 -14 -20 - 7 -20 t 6 +19 t 7 * 6 * 9 • *9 +17 +22 +12 + 5 +32 7FI8 +13 #+43 + 9 - 1 #+34 + r4 +11 V10 + 9 +14 +12 +14 +13 +15 +13 + 1 r+ 3 - + 7 +21 + 5 + 8 +. 7 +10 • +: 6 +11 + 7 +i 4 . +1?.: ... +17 ' +:• 6 +48 +64 * +20 + 5 • +13 + 8 +13 +• 6 + 9 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 6 + + + . -. - • + 2 0 + 2 + .4 + 4 +11 + 1 + 8 '• v- 1 + 9 + 8 + 4 +10 + 4 + 5 +10 + 4 + + + + + 3. 7 2 4 3 0 " +15 +13 + 9 +20 +10 +26 * y + 6 + 8 + 4 + 7 +»9 + |3 + 9 - 3 +15 • +10 +13 +13 + 5 +19 +14 + 7\ +14 - 3 --'++ -11 :::+ +-'I * -• -• + - 4 3 6 2 2 6 +24 +30 +37 . # t § 5 #r*AO #+4G + 5 r+17 +21 #+33 #r+35 #+44 - 7 *' •9 • + 9 + 4 5 -11 1 / 2 1 2 2 8 4 • 5 - 4 - 4 ,-' + 3 +10 +11 + 7 0 + 7 + 3 > +12 0 * 6 + 8 - 3 • 6 '+4 •+ 2 + 5 - 2 + 9 ' +12" ;+ 9 0. _ + _2—- 2 _ S . - * 8 =lP";' + T + .5 +'-6- - - 7 - •4---; +22 -7 ' :- ;2l r ' Or- ' ' + 6 + 2 - - 2 + '4",{< y+13 ' - •** -12 " 2 + 6 - 2 + 6 . *- 4 + 2 + 1 + 3 +14 - 3 - 5 f+-''5" +5 + 2 + 8 + 5 +12 + 9 + 4 +20 +20 ZZ£, Page 2 H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE_SALES, ;BY.CITIES (Continued) Percentage "Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago ! • 'Week ending Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t " ; — - J a n . - / Mpnth o£ S e p t . " Oc t . 4 o p t . 1 1 Oct,18 Oct.25 Nov. 1 .• -atid c i t y *'!' [ " < "Aug. ' _ _ S t . Louis D i s t r i c t L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t , Louis Memphis • Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis S t . Paul. Duluth-Superior Kansas City D i s t r i c t Denver Wichita Kansas City S t . Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area.. Oakland San Francisco Portland S a l t Lake City : Seattle X' .+ 5 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. > all .+ 6 •+ i + 7 r r + 5 +10 0 + 6 TT + 4 - '4 +10 Colo. Kans. Mo. " Okla. X i | :+ 6 -+1& :+n +13 + 1 +12 . +18 +12 * +12 + 4 +11 +1%. +11 +13 lil +12 + 6 +14 +21 +10 + 1 r+ 5 T T + 5 + 8 - 3 +11 +16 + S 4 "&Wis . + + + u.0 - 8 ~~Q Tex. !+ 6 • Ore . Utah Wash . i - +18-. \ +14 + 1 + 6 +10 - 4 + 7 :+ 7 + 2 •+ 4 : Calif. M +i ~ }+ 6 - :+ 5 + 7 TT + .4 + 3 + 9 + 7 + 4 s; i 7 ' 5' 6 + 4 + 5. + 7 + 6 +12 + 6 ... + 6 . 0 7 - 6 + 1 + 1 0 - 4. +15 ... - 3 - 4 +20 +14 +37 +18 + 7 • • (Not a v a i l a b l e ftir p u b l i c a t i o n ) -11 -4 +12 +17 +17 +27 + '6 + 7 +11 . +10 . +10 +17 ' > " 7 '• +10 + 7 ^12 . +19 r+14 " +28. +41' " +31 + 3 1 *16 - 2 — -13 0 + 4 - 1 + 1 0 -13 - 7 - 4 r r + 2 -11 - 3 0 +T 0 - 2 + 4 - 1 - 7 + 4 ~"0 + *6 -» 2 + 9 +12 + 4' + 3 0 r f x + +12 + 4 - 9 +18 +17 + 8 . •:.+22 . + 3 0 6 0 +13 0 + 9 +18 -.2 r--Revised. # In using year ago comparisons f o r the c i t i e s - o f New York 'and Newark i n t h e s e weeks allowance should be made f o r the fa-ct t h a t l a s t year t h e r e were work stoppages i n t h e . t r u c k i n g i n d u s t r y , * No f i g u r e i s shown f o r the week ending October 4 , 1947 f o r the c i t y of P i t t s b u r g h • because store's were closed during the e n t i r e week l a d t year owing t o a power shortage. » Data not a v a i l a b l e . 3*^ ^ fcltf eo e fl| An o AdVMSlI