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5^7 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM October 6, 1950 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve district and city July UN_I'rED STATES + 3 Boston District Haven •' ston •.vrringfield Providence Conn. Mass. " R.I. Ne": York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse N.J. N.Y. " " • 11 Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Richmond District Washington Baltimore Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Percentage change from corresponding. period a year ago Month of Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 August + 1 +1U + 1 +16 +11 +20 - 2 - 1 + 1 + 3 +17 +17 +16 +16 +18 +15 H +19 +21 - 1 + 1 - 2 2 + 0 + 2 + 1 2k + 2C + 23 + 21 +17 +11 + 25 +2U D.C. Md. + 2 0 - 1 +17 Tl5 +16 Ala. Fla. Ga. + + + + Ohio w + U + 2 - Tenn. 2 6 3 8 9 :i +16 +27 +18 + k +19 +22 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. X + i + 3 • 3 +2U + 25 +29 + 6 + .8 +17 +10 +10 nF + 9 - 8 +18 + 6 + 2 + 2 - 2 + h + 6 + 6 +12 + 1 n .+ 5 - l + 9 +11 + 9 +10 +1U + 7 +15 +15 r+li; +17 +15 r+lU r+ 9 + 9 0 0 +10 +10 + 6 ~~0 r+10 +12 + 6 + 9 + 2 +13 +20 +12 +12 +13 + 9 +13 +12 +21 +28 +22 +17 +11 +28 +16 '+15 nS +10 +18 + 2 + 8 +17 + 20 '*4 + 7 + 9 + 22 - - 3 +18 •+ 3 - 1 + 1 - 2 - 2 - 3 . + h + 2 + 7 + 3 - 3 +10 + 7 + 2 6 9 3 8 3 2 >1 + u +19 + 5 + 8 +15 +13 + 9 H + 9 + 1 HO +1U + 1 -13 +17 +16 + 2U +11 +23 +U5 +2U r+3U +39 + 6 +13 - 1 r+ 7 r- 3 +10 + 9 7-8 + 2 +10 +17 1_5 0 +17 +10 - 1. + 21 +15 +17 + 8 + 3 + 6 +1U + 7 +17 + + + + +10 - 2 — +13 - 2 -18 + 5 + 7 — + 5 +13 + 5 530 f H. 11 Paf^e 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve district and pity St. Louis District Little Rock . Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Minneapolis St. Paul ' IJuluth-Supe rior Kansas City District Denver _ Uiqhita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas District Dallas Fort V.orth Houston San Antonio j "Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Jan.-. Month of Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Septvl6 Sept. 2315Sept. 30 July August ' +-3 Ark. . Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn. "&Wis. Colo. Kans. Mo. Okla. " . Tex. " " San Francisco District Calif. Los Angeles Area Oakland " San Francisco Ore. Portland Salt Lake City Utah Wash. Seattle ^ . + 6 + 1 + 3 " +13.' . . +21 +13 +1U : +10 r+ 1 +19 . . +72 .. +IH .... + 12 . — + 8 + 9 + 5 +17 + 2 + h +11 . +17 + 5 + h: + 36 . - 3 + 2 +18 + h0 +38 + 21 +18 +11 1/+36 +13 1/+12 + 3 + 9 + +17 +19 + 9 +10 + 6 +13 + 5 + i + U 0 + 9 '• + 6 +19 +11 + 2U +28 +13 + 21 + 20 + 8 0 +27 +11 - h +11 +1U + 7 T-3 +" 7 +10 - 8 +13 +13 +18 ^16 + 7 +30 - 8 +18 +13 • • +13 + 20 +11 +11 - 7 + 5 - h +11' +11; + 11 : + 5; +16 . + 2U ^25 - +2U +26 + 2U . -+10 +13 + 6 +17 +22 +1.7 +11 +lb + h ' + 3 ; h • + 5 • -+ 3 : + U . + 6 +12 + 9 + lli +15 +11 +17 +13 .+"8 . +10 . + 6 + 5 + 3 + 8 . +11 +11 +IB + h -11 + 7 +18 +18" — + ^ • ' +11 '+ 7 + 3 — - 1 +11 • •+ + + + r+28 r+ll + 2.1 . + 2 r+20 • •r+ll +11 . + 33 +U2, +19 + 27 +31 + 37 +3o +13 + 26 + 20 r—Revised. 1/ Figures reflect in part work stoppages in certain stores last year. + 5 +T + 13 + 5 - 2 r+ll + 7 + 20 + 22 + h +13 +1U h 3 1 6 3 0 - 2 + + + - 2 2 2 1 5 + 7 - 1 +17 +10 + 12 +12 +22