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RESERVE BiHH OF CIEEJWD
BOARD OP GOVERNORS/ OP IKE FEDERAL- RESERVE SYSTEM

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-October 17, 19^7

I DEPAitTjJEiJT STORE SALES, BY CITIES .
Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago
Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t
and c i t y

Jan.July

Month of
August

Week ending

A
Sept.13 Sept ,20 Sept,27 Oct. ij. Oct.11
+23

r+18

+ 8

+ 7

+ 9

+ 1
- 3
+1U

+17
T3
+13
+
?1
+32

+ 7
• 3
+ 3

+ 7
+lii
+li+

+21
#+T7
+13

+27

+16
+6

+iu
+18

+12
T7 -

+2U

UNITED STATES

+ 9

- 6

-1

+ 7

Boston D i s t r i c t ^
New Haven
Boston
Springfield
Providence

+10

- 9

- 8

+

+11
+ 5

- 9
-11
-10

- 8
0

New York D i s t r i c t
Newark
Buffalo
itew fork
Rochester
Syracuse

Conn.
iiass.
R. I .

+

k

+9

<

-

1 1

- 1

+10
+ 8
+11
+13

- 9
^3
-13
- 8
> 7
-16

- 2
0
- 7
-19

Philadelphia D i s t r i c t
Philadelphia
fa.

+12
TTT

- 5
•=T

+b
-rn

Cleveland D i s t r i c t
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Pittsburgh

+10

- 3

Pa.

+ 9
+ 9
+ 7
+10
+ 9

Richmond D i s t r i c t
Washington Baltimore

D. C.
Md.

+ 5

• i" . J•
ix. Y.
"

Ohio
11
11

Atlanta D i s t r i c t
Birmingham
Miami
Atlanta
New urleans
Nashville

Ala.
Fla.
Ga.
La.
Tenn.

Chicago D i s t r i c t
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

111.
Ind.
, .ich,
Wis.




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.

+1>

h'

+36 ,

+10
#+3i
+k
+11

+19
719

+15
+1?

r+64
+25
+ 5
r+13
+ 8
+13

+ 6
T7
+ '5
+ ij+ 3
+ .6

+ 6
tit
+k

+ 6

V

-10
-10
-12
- 9
-10

. - 1
m
- i
- 8
0
+ 2
+ 6

+ C
TIT
+ 7
+ 3
- 1
+ 5
+ 5

: +61
: T?
- +25
+27 •
+16
+22
*+)|)|9

-11
- 9
-15

- l
+-g
- h

- 3

+23
• 75T
+20

- 9

r+32
#r+IS
+13
#r+U3
+ 9
- 1

;

+

+ 5
T?"
+12
+ 2
+10
+ 2

+6
- 7
- 3
-17

- 6
- 9
—U
8 . **-13
+ 2 .
- 5
- k
**-25
+ 2
-19

° 9
+14
7 2 5 . .75#
+6
- 3
+15 ' r+15
+16
r+ 6
+10
+17

+12

- u

- 2

+ 6
+12

-13
- 3
-11

- 1+
+ 7
- 1+

+22
+25
+16
+25
+22

+ 6

- 7

+ 9
+7

+ u

+17
+1;

. r+13
TI3
+ 5

+19
+11^

+2U

f&5

+ 3
+ 2
TT
+ 6
- ii"
+U
- 1
+6
73
+ 2
+14
- 3

LIBRARY

OCT ZB 9 O<S JW '47
FEDERAL
A ^ t STCV& 3"L2o, BY CITIES (Continued)
Percentage Change fro;n Corresponding Period a Year Ago

St'. Louis D i s t r i c t
L i t t l e i<:ock
Louisville
o t . Louis
I^4)his"7
Minneapolis D i s t r i c t
.Minneapolis
S t . Paul
Duluth-Su.;;e r i o r
Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t
,Denver
Wichita
.Kansas.City
S t . Joseph
Oklahoma.City
" T u l s a - "/
Dallas D i s t r i c t
Dallas
Fort j o r t h
\..ouston .
• 5au ,-mtcrio

"

Ark.
;

'0. ,
Tens.

• -10

• + 1

+11
. + 9+ I4.

-11
V "13

+10
+ 1
- 9

+12
' +15
"dY/is,• . . + 1 3

"

"

Okl a .

Tex-.

San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t
Los iuigeles :,rea
Calif.
uaklazia
Sa.i F r a n c i s c o
Portland
oa.lt Lake C i t y
ttali
wash.
Seattle

'
,

+TT
3
+9
+ 9
+

?

f

' - 1
,+ 1

. + 2
+10
- 7
- 2
- 2
+ 5
- 8 • .... 0

'+ 7
~5
+ k
+ 9
- U
+ 6
+13

0
• - 3
0
+ 1
3

- 9

-11
9
- 6
- 6

+ 7

+ 7

rz
*k
+ h
+11
+ G
+

k

+16
+11
- 4.

- +20 . ••
tin
'•
+23
+20
+14-'. .

S

+ 7
r c
+

u
+ 5+10
..;. o .

+7
+10

(Not a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n )

•- 5

+ 5

9/

. ..+ 0

+ 1

—

+

Oct. 11

Sept.13 Sept.20 Sept.27

+• S

:.inrx.

Colo
Lans.
.0.

Week ending

it!

: .0Rth- of
J u l y f .August

' F e d e r a l " Reserve d i s t r i c t
and. c i t y

c - 6
" - h
+ 1
+ 2
- — 2
+ 2

• +h

+ Lv

+
+
+
+

6
2
1
5
+1
. 3
+13
+ u

+11
+16
— . ,. ? I 2
+ 6
+14
+23
+11;
+21
+10
+21
+ 1
,.+23

+10'
- 9
6

+10
t 9
+10
+ 9
+21

+

- 1

k
+ "0
+ J
-

+

k
h

+13
+ 1

+
+
+

7
5
2
1
1

.

•

+5

-=~I
+ 5

+8

- 3
+11
+16

r+ 2

- 7

r+ 1;
- 1
+ 1

+ 1
-13
- 7

0
+ 2
0
- 2
+
- 1
- 7

r+ h

k

~1)
+6

- 2
+ 9
+12
+

r—-revised.
£ -In u s i n g year ago comparisons f o r t h e c i t i e s of ijetv York and Newark i n t h e s e
weeks allowance should be uade f o r t h e f a c t t h a t lasif 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 .
* In u s i n g y e a r ago comparisons f o r t h e week ending Sept'enber 27, 1?L7 allowance
should be nade f o r t h e f a c t t h a t s t o r e s ir. t h e C i t y of i i t t c b u r g h were open
only one ic.y l a s t yev.r owing t o a ^oxver s h o r t a g e . Ko f i . ; u r e i s shcvr. for.
t h e week ending October J;., 19^7 because s t o r e s were c l o s e d during t h e e n t i r e
week l u s t y e a r ,
..
.
** I n t h i s week s a l e s i n t h e c i t i e s of ; iar.i and 'Tew Orleans r e f l e c t s t o r e c l o s i n g s
because of a h u r r i c a n e .
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