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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Research ggjgfepjfiSTpU? H. 11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve district and cityUNITED STATES -Conn. Mass. " R.I. New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse N. J. N.Y. " " " Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. •ri o - 3 - 7 • n - 9 - 8 - 7 Richmond District Washington Baltimore D.C. Md. H Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. -h - 7 H r* 4-2 — + h • 0 + 1" -20 -1U - 7 - - h h - a -10 - 7 - u - 8 - - 3 - 6 -10 - 6 2 - 6 - h - 5 + 3 - 3 - 8 - 9 - 5 -11 - 9 -12 - 7 - 7 - 3 -11 - 3 •0 - 7 - 6 W + 5 - U o + i + 2 0 + 1 - 2 - u + 6 - U H - u - 3 Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee - 5 - 9 -33 - 7 -10 ," Pa. 11 - 5 + 1 - 6 Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh ' Ohio " { 1 j Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Jan, - Month of Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 2U Oct. July August - 6 Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence OCT10i949 FEDERAL l lSZfiVZ BANK G" R f u H iA O ,v;;; ' -10 -10 -10 - 7 -10 -10 - 9 TZ - 8 -12 r * .+ -12 Sri "=17 -15 -ii - 8 -11 - 8 -10 -12 . -18 -21 - - 8 - 5 + 6 2 TF - 7 -8 - 9 - 1 - 6 -11 -12 - 8 -11 -13 - 5 -13 -18 -17 - 7 -12 - 1 4 - + h -18 -15 •3- 0 =- %7 + 2 r-lU r 0 Zlo - U • . - 1 + 2 - 3 0 -12 W -12 - 3 - 7 r- 9 6 a 8 u - 6 - 6 -11 r4 -17 -10 - 3 + U -10 +11 -17 - 6 - 3 - 7 - 3 + 3 -10 -12 -11 - 9 -16 -19 2 0 - 3 + 5 - 1 • X-ff +Ul -12 - 2 -11 - 3 + 6 -11 - 6 - 7 - 8 -11 r-g - 7 - 6 - 9 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve district and city St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Jan. — Month of Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Isept. 17Sept.2b Oct. 1 July August - 5 - 2 -13 - 7 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 6 - 1 -11 -12 - 6 4. - 5 U U Minneapolis District Minneapolis Minn. St. Paul ' Duluth-Superior Wis. - - 9 k + 1 -19 - 2 Kansas City District Denver Colo. Wichita Kans. Kansas City Mo. " St. Joseph Oklahoma City Okla. Tulsa " - 7 ^ zrs 0 -10 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 6 -11 - 5 - 8 - h -12 Dallas District Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio - 6 -- Tex. » " San Francisco District Loo Angeles Area Calif. Oakland " San Francisco Ore. PortlandUtah Salt Lake City v Seattle -ash. 5 U - U - 6 - 7 - 5 - 7 - 2 - 9 ' - 1 - 8 -11 - U - 2 - 9 - 6 - 2 - U r s - 1 - 1 - 9 - U - 2 V+1 ' TT + 3 -IS y. o - 8 • - 9 -12 - 7 -11 + 7 +17 -13 j- 6 + 3 1 - 6 - 6 - U - 6 < -11 rn -9 + l -13 - 6 - h + 2 - 7 - 1 - u -12 V - u - 7 'i -18 , - 1 0 - 7 - 8 0 6 9 2 U + 8 - 2 - 8 t —11 • si - 6 -10 - 7 -16 +15 - 7 - 7 -12 r-13 - 9 - 6 -25 -lh r 0 7-ff - 0 -lU + l - 6 - 6 - 5 -11 , - 7 - 6 -12 - 5 +16 - 8 - 9 - 6 -9 ^nr -m - h - h - 1 - 8 -10 -12 -17 -11 -15 - U - 6 T3 -10 - 8 - 1 + U '- 8 6 - U - 3 - 6 -11 - 7 -1U ^ + + U • r—Revised * Data not available. if Figure based on reduced sample ovting to v;ork stoppages in certain stores. -11 -20 - 8 , -11 - 8 r-J "M -9^ — } -16 -i2 \ - 6 - 6 << - 7 '