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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE. S2STEM S H>11 October 30, 1953 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding i period a year ago Week ending Jari,Sept. net. 3 | Oct. 10 | Oct. 1Y |0ct. zb United States + 3 z2 ~-l Boston District Metropolitan Afea Lowell-Lawrence Cities Downtown Boston Springfield Providence + 2 + 1 __0 0 - 8 Mass, • 7 | +29 + 2 + 6 -13 Mass* + 1 ' + 3 I 0 0 + 2 + 7 - 2 - 1 + 8 - 3 -10 - 7 - 7 + 1 - 6 New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Cities New York Newark Philadelphia District City Philadelphia Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie City Pittsburgh R. !• Chicago District Ke~i,x opolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee k + 6 + 1 N. Y. + + 7 + 6 + 2 -6 + 2 + 1 - 1 • N. Y. N. J. -2 + 2 - 7 + 1 - 2 - 2 ti -6 Pa. +1 - U ' . . • — 5 ii Ohio + + + + 3 6 2 7 Pa. + 6 Pa. + 2 Richmond District Metropolitan Areas VJ ashing ton Downtown Washington Md. Baltimore Va. Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville h zl - 7 - 7 + - 1 -IS -11 k - 2 | -5 - l 0 — ! ! -2 ! -3 1 + 2 1 -8 ; + 5 • + 6 Ga. La. Tenn. Ind. Mich. Ms. + I + 6 ! +91 + 2 !. h -9 - 8 -__6 - 6 -h - 3 -11 - 1 h — 6 - 8 - zA zl k - 9 ^ -x -15 - 8 - 7 + 2 + 2 - 1 - 5 -a -19 -ii - 3 - 3 - 7 i i ! 111. •- U + 2 - 2 -15 - 2 -3 - 8 - 5 -5 zl 0 - 9 - 2 r- U • 6 -10 + 2 -12 /-I r+ U - 9 -12 +J. - 6 + 1 - 6 - 6 -11 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 -11 - 9 - 9 - 6 -11 - 7 - t-11 -12 -12 - -18 -11 - 6 -9 --1 - 7 - ii -11 +11 v + U - 5 -13 r-10 — 8 -13 -15 - 9 -1 zl -13 -a +:i -5 + 2 +10 - U -6 -6 - 8 + 7 + 1 -10 - 6 0 — 6 - 9 - 2 ' — 8 -11 - 8 *M7 s H.n DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Lcui^'ille St, Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Me vi'-r.tan Areas Minneq. oiis-3t. Paul - Minneapolis City St. Paul City Cities Duluth-Superior Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas* Denver Topeka Yvichita St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa City Kansas City Ark, Ky.. Mo. Tenn. I Oct. 1 0 I Oct. 17 1 O c t . ; + 3 - 7 - 8 - 6 -li - 1 + 1 + + 2 -12 - 8 -1U - 6 —11 - 9 - 9 - 7 - 7 -li -li -13 k - 5 - u -13 zl - h Z± rJt * Minn.#, is. - 5 - 8 -17 - 6 - 7 - 2 -10 0 - 9 zJ± -10 - 7 - 3 0 - 1 + - 5 -10 - 8 + 3 - 1 - 5 -17 - 9 -12 -13 + 1 0 Colo. Kans. + 3 Mo. Okla. - 2 San Francisco District :Metropolitan Areas Calif, Los A /ules Dov/-,Tovm Los Angeles l i v e si", aide Los Angeles San Lif.go San Francisco-Oakland San 1-rancisco City Oa!-: ;.cd City Portlr/id Ore. Utah Bait Lake City Seattle \VasK. , Spokane Dct. 3 Minn. . Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Lalxas El Paso Fort worth Houston San Antonio r—Revised. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago ; . Tfteek ending Jan.Sept. + 2 0 0 - 9 - 7 -11 -10 - 5 -1U -10 +_3 -15 •9 -11 + 2 -Ili -16 - 5 -23 -13 -18 + 3 +11 +18 +12 -10 0 5 U 2 1 1 2 1 2 + + + + + + + + + 2 k k - 5 + 3 + + 5 — 1 k h h -19 -16 -20 h - U - 2 0 -11 0 +12 - 6 - 7 - 1 - h -19 .-11 -15 -lit + 6 + 2 -1U +15 -13 -16 -16 -30 -11 r- 7 — 6 -15 -17 -16 -19 -13 -15 - 8 - 6 + 3 + 1 - 9 -11 - 3 - U — 6 - 9 - 7 - 2 - 6 - 9 - 3 - 7 - k - 3 -11 - 1 + 5 - 2 *—Data not available. - 9 -10 - 6 - 3 - 2 - h +12 + 2
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