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TRANSFER LIBRARY OF THE FEDERAL BANK.OF CLEVELAND BOARD OF GOVERNORS! OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE H.ll i ' October 22, 1948 DEPARTMENT STQJpj .SALES > BY C%I%S = Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago rr,r " J a n . * 41onth of July. ' August Te&'ral Reserve d i s t r i c t ' / Boston District~ New Haven Boston Springfield Providence Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron Cincinnati ' Cleveland Columbus Toledo .'Pittsburgh " R. I . N. J . N.Y. '• Ohio .. " ' » Richmond'District Washington Baltimore . / •D. C. Md. Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Al^.s^, Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Ill, Ind. Mich, Wis. • - +••§' +12- i .':+ 1 •+3 TT + 2 +8. + S - 2 - 6 + 4 - 1 -10 +12 i . 0 +43 r r + 2 +12 +26 - 3 + 4 " + 6 TT +%u. + 5 " +11 " :' + 5 Conn. Mass. Philadelphia D i s t r i c t - ' Philadelphia Pa. 1 ' . Sapt-ilS* .Sfipt .25. Qct.-SL -Oct. 9 Oct.16 ,+ 8 "• UKiTED 'SATES New York D i s t r i c t Newark .;v.. Buffalp New York Rochester Syracuse ' *nf,1We^k endfxig + 5 + 5 m + 3 +11 + 6 +10 0 - 7 • + 7 TT ?L0 + 5;,-. ... + 3 , . +15 +10. • • • o . -10 -I\* 7 + 5 +12 ; - 5 + 4". .TV-' +11 +12 +14 +31- • i<+ 3 +T +33 - 8 :+ 9: +8 • =+ 7 .+ 9 ' +12 ' + 9 :+ .8 +13: +T +16+13" +19" +10 +.15 +3 +15 +24 • f TIT +15 : - 2 + 9 ' 0 + 9 +23 +4 +20 +13 . + i:.. + •2.+14 +18 +™T +11 + 1 +22 +15 +4 +14 +17 + 5? a +19 +21 r+21 +28 tl6 ." 2-;. . r + i o J £20 f'9- + 9 + 3 +17 . + 1 +'8 . t i o - 6 . • +11 + 6 ' + 5 ,+ 2 " , + 7 + 6 + 9 +14 .. . +15 . .. . . w . +8 '+ 7 + 7 +14 +12 +24 + 6 +18 + 9 +~6" +4 +10 +14 6 + 3 - 1 + 9 +31. - 2 ....+23.. +4 +37 *" -13 +11 +. 2 + 9 +64 +22 -18 + 9 + 8 +12 ,v + 6 +10 +. 5 + 7 +10 + 7 +13 — 2 - 4 + 1 + 3 - 3 """ 6 r+lO- ' + 1 1 - 9 . +10. +18 313" + 5 -10 +1°. • - 5 8" ' +28 . . +15 +24 . +12 +10 +17 r+11 . +13 TT r+16 +20 r+17 r'+ 8 •' +13 r+18 +16 r+17 +12 +11 •- +13 +1L +11 +12 + 9 +15 + 7 +10 +18 +14 ... W. . +22 - 9 - ** : +20 r+29 + 8 +8 + 7 +14 +11. +10 - 4 0 +12 + 3 0 +12 +12 +10 +19 +16 ?l6 +12 +16 +13 Page 2 H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago -Week ending- - ' • '—J a n . - " i£&ntK of July August Sept .18 Sept .25 Oct . 2 0 c t ; . : 9 Oct .16 Federal" Reserve'di"stS*ict' and c i t y S t . Louis D i s t r i c t , L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis : -V-. Memphis Ark. . Ky. Mo. -Xenn. • • " "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 . J oseph' Oklahoma City -'..-Tulsa.! - ' Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas — Fort Worth Houston San Antonio — ; -+10- •+10 +12 :+ 9 • + ' 4 { - — +19 +16 +U~ T - 3 —+13 +16 - 5 + 6 + 9 +13 - 4 1+8' ;+ 8 . + • 4~ ,+15 . Colo. Kans. i.io. » Okla. .. ----Tex. - San Francisco D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area Calif. Oakland .... " ... San-Fr-ancisco Ore. Portland •' S a l t Lake City Utah Wash. Seattle .+':s' >+io; +io„ +1 >12 +18.. + 8 + 2 +16 + 8. - 2 +12 +32 +10 + 7 - 4 - 2 - 5 +12 + 8+ 7 . +29 + 6 +32 +21 + 9 +74 +24 + .9 :+ '2' |+10 "mu. + 8 +12 + 7 + 3 .±12. ,+v<: +11 +26 :+i'l LiinnV 1 1 + 6 1 + 2 + 3. + 4+15 - 1 + 9 + 5 > 7 + 1 " + 5 + 9 +11 +12 +20 + 2 ' +18 ' + 3 - 6 +10 + 2 >10 :+ 4 '+ 4 'r—Revised. ** Data not a v a i l a b l e . : •: . ; ' : : + 2 * 5 8 1 - 4 4 -13 -15 _ _ 0 -13 > 3 . +10 -, - 7 '- 6 • — - 1 - 4 +20 - 6 ' • 9 h >11 " • +15 +11 t 9 • +11' "9 + 7 +12 + 7 + 8 (Not'available f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ) + + + + +13 3 ' + 8 +35 +10 L.. , Wt/ 9z g Advsen +14 ' >11 + 9*; . +14 +27 . ' > 2 4 +14 ' > 6 + 8 " 0 6 + 2 • -+• >13 -•'">14 +18 • t.-A - +12 - '-•,-trr +14 "/ + 3 +36 . +29 + 6 +12 + 2 - 2 - 3 +11 +11 + 9 + 1 +13. - 2 - 6 +10 . - 4 - 1 - 3 . ": -r~ • + 9 + 6 +20 + 4 +14 ;; . + § + 7 0