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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.ll • : . • O c t o b e r 4 , 1946 jDEPARTMENT STORE SALES, jBY CITIES . P e r c e n t a g e " C h a n g e f^-om C o r r e s p o n d i n g ' ' P e r i o d , a Y e a r Ago' July. Neiy York D i s t r i c t • - Newark 1 / • Buffalo"" Now York l / •Rochester .Syracuse Aug.31 Sept .7 S e p t . 1 4 S e p t . 2 1 +49 +37 . +40. +12". +37 +50 +49 +46 +5T +48 +33 +50 .R.I. N.J. N*Y. . +53 +40 +31? +40 +38 • • +49 . +80 ; Cloveland D i s t r i c t Akron ' Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus , Tolo.d.Q" Pittsburgh 2/ Pa. Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore b.c. .Md.; _ Atlanta. .District Birmingham Miami .Atlanta • .. New O r l e a n s N a s h v i l l e -. Ala. Fla. Ga. "La."" Torin. Ohio " '• n " - ..*45 +49 +52 +48 . +47 • +51 *50 454 +45 ...+46 +34 +35 +29 ' +36 • +28 +34 . +58 +63 +55 +57 .. +49 +62 +51 ' +53 +39 . >53 +31 +65 +47 +51 •+57 . +70; r + 2 8 . • P+42 • +22 . Conn. Mass • it p+46 >24 +22 +24 +17. +22 /•••-• Philadelphia District .Philadelphia Pa. Chicago D i s t r i c t - Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Week e n d i n g Month of Aug. +27 UNITED STATES Boston D i s t r i c t New Havon Boston S p r i j i g f i e Id Providence: . •' +37 +3o +50 +35" r+44 +22 +54 +55 +59 +53 +37 +46 +69 +34 +35 +32 +36 +24 i +22 +36 +27 : 715- " +31 • +25 +28. +19 . +34 +22 •+25" +22 • +26.,+2% +28" +31 +25 * +40 +28 111. Ind. . Mich. Wis. +24 +24 +31 +51 +35+50 +53 +49 +49 +58 • +49 ' +§9 +46 . +52' +45 +43 +54 +34 ' +26 +38 ' +55 +25" +52 p+37" w • -+47 . +40 . p+28 p+53 +41 +71 +•36 +34 +34 p+51. +51 +41 +50 +53* r . +37 ' +50 +58 +55" +38 C +41 +44 +56 +54 - +72 +36 +33 +26 +40 +47 : sm +40 +53 +23 r+27 >40 ' +33 +28 • : ,+44 +16 • • • +33 + 6 +21 +23 + 9'" *13 . +25 r+TF +20 : +21 + 7 r+ 5 +41 r+16 : +38 r+23 +24 +2T. . +35 +25 r+29 , .; - 1 +51 '.+30 *37 r+25' +28 +25 +32 +26 *19 +36. . -71 • +37 ' - + 2 4 . ' +35 +T7 • +46 +30 . . • +38 +53+39 *41' +38 +43,; f. F e d e r a l Reserve d i s t r i c t , and c i t y +29 W . +39 +-19 +17 +21 ' r+43 +32 +27 +40 +34 +33 +41 +37 ." r+39 +53:.; +40 +31 +35 +25 +29 +40 . . • v +29 +23 +21 +35 +38 : H.ll Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) P e r c e n t a g e Change f r o m Corresponding P e r i o d a Year Ago F e d e r a l Reserve d i s t r i c t 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 Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis • S t . Paul Duluth-Suporior Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t Denver Wichita Kansas C i t y S t . Joseph Oklahoma C i t y . Tulsa Dallas District Dallas F o r t Worth Houston San Antonio Jan.July +28 r+53 +27 +29 +28 Ark. Ky. Term.. " San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t Calif. Los Angeles Area Oakland San F r a n c i s c o " Portland Ore. S a l t Lake C i t y Utah . Seattle - Wash. +50 +39 +38 +55 +49 +53 +28 +64 +54 +46 —428 +T3 +33 +28 . +30 +34 +3o +36 +27 +49 +31 +25 +41 +28 +42 +46 +23 (Not a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ) r+24 +33 +16 - +23 +35 +17 . +18 +40 +33" +30 +42 ; +36 +33 +43 +48 +40 +35 . +3F +54 + 34 +52 +37 +48 +36 +51 , +33 +48 +50 " "&Wis. Tex. • •'p+48 +35 p+52 p+49 ... , p+53 Week ending Aug, 31 S p p t . 7 | S e p t . 1 4 Sept . 2 1 Sept .28 + 34 +36* +32 +15 Minn. Colo. Kans. "&Mo. Mo. Okla. Month of Aug. . +29 +53+22 +34 +29 +45 +30 +3? +24 +32 + 6 . +22 +24 +33 +# +20 +28 +19 +34 +39 +26 +30 +20 +25 + 4 +37 +35 +40 +33 +36 +47 +37 +43 +32 +39 +61 ' +43 +42 +3T +47 +42 +51 +30 +31 +30 +41 +37 r+47 +35 r+24 " +66 +50 +35 . +35 +36 +24 +40 +20 +17 r+24 +31 r+16 . +38 + 35 +44 +45 + 33 +33 +56 +34 +39 +35 +28 +.24 +45 +60 +29 +3-7 +31 +25 +33 +41 +49 +34 +20 ' +33 +41 +31 r+30 +55 +28 +25 +34 +48 +27 r+25 +55 . +33 +29 + 9 +30 +27 •m +28 r—Revised. -• " • . . P—Preliminary " • , 1 / During t h e . w e e k s ending September 21 arid .September 28, s a l e s i n t h e c i t i e s of Now j York and Newark were reduced b e c a u s e of.work s t o p p a g e s i n t h e t r u c k i n g i n d u s t r y . 2 / During t h e week ending September 26, s a l e s i n P i t t s b u r g h were reduced owing t o a power s h o r t a g e . * Data not a v a i l a b l e . 1 . . ,
