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EOARD OF GOVERNORSOF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM: h.U October 9,, 1953 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED-CITIES AND AREAS " (Based on'.Dollar 1 Amounts) • " ' Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago Jan•" I Week ending August S e p t . " 1 2 * | S e p t . l?-|Sept. 26 (Oct 7 3 " United S t a t e s Boston D i s t r i c t .Metropolitan Area Lowell-Lawrence Cities Downtown Boston Springfield Providence New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Buffalo . Rochester Syracuse Cities New York Newark Philadelphia D i s t r i c t City ' Philadelphia ; Cleveland D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas AkronCincinnati Columbus • Toledo • Erie Cities Cleveland Pittsburgh rii + 6. + I - 6 +lk U. Mass. + 8 - +16 +10 - 2 Mass. + 1 + 2 0 - 9 . + 9 + 7 +IU .... +30 +17 + 7 - 3 +10 R. I . Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta . Augusta ' New Orleans Nashville Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee - 3 • • + 1 +29 0 + 2 + 7 • + 1 ' -12 +11 Li N. Y. + U + 6 + 7 -10 +15 -17 +18 +16. +34 0 + 2 + 9 5 + 2 - 7 N. Y. N. J , - 2 + 2 -14 - 9 + 7 +14 + 4 r+13:- - 7 + 1 -22 +18 -25 +21 Pa. + 2 - 1 J Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington • • . Baltimore . Richmond T+ 2 12- ; Ohio + + + + + Ohio Pa. . . -19 - 6 +. U v • .. j Ga. a £Tenn. * - :• , • +13 + 9 +19 + 6 ' • +14 +12 0 - 1 + 5 + 7 ±J: rM + 9 •1 - 6 -13 -23 -11 + 9 + 9 +12 + 6 0 - 1 .0 -2 + 3 -11 III !':» : ' i + 6 , 111. Ind. Mich, Wis. =A - 2 - 5 0 + i -11 Ala. Fla. + 1 + 6 +10 + 2 4 r+17 - 7 - 7 - 1 -15 -11 - 9 + 3 + 3 D. C•. Md. Va. 3 7 7 5 7 + 2-.. \ • r J > r- 1 -31 -14 -13 + I zJ. + 6 + 5 +8 + 8 +12 ' - 3 -11 - 4 - l r+ 1 - 2 - 7 • + 7 + 1 + 6 +12 r-_ -16 • • . -23 + 7 0 -5 - 3 -6 -4 -13 0 + 4 - 9 • "9 - 7 + 2 - 1 .-19 .-'3 - 7 =_k + 3 + 5 + 6 +10 - 3 8 5 5 S1// H.ll , DEPARTMENT STORE SALES-IN SELECTED CITIES AND" AREAS (Continued) (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City S t . Louis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Minneapolis-St. Paul Minneapolis City S t , Paul City Cities Duluth-Superior Kansas City D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeks Wichita S t . Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa - City Kansas City Dallas D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort "worth -^Houston San Antonio San Francisco D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles Yvestside Los Angeles San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City Portland S a l t Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Vveek ending Jan.-. August S e p t . 12-* 1 Sept» 19*fsept, 261Oct. 3" ±h -11 + 1 + 2 ' - 6 ' Ark. Ky. •Mo. Tenn. 0 '+ 3 + 5 + 3 - 3 -12 - 9 -27 -28 0 + h: + 6 +11 0 + 3 - 7 -12 - 5 - k -13 0 - 2 +10 + 7 r_5 ' Minn. + 2 + 1 + 2 - 3 +1U + 7 - 5 " Minn.&Wis. + 2 + 1 Colo. Kans. Mo. Old. a . - 3 1 0 + k + 3 0 0 + Mo. ** k ; + 2 + h Tex. ii " " + 5 + 5 -2 + 7 - i ! ; ! 1 ! Ore. Utah_. Wash. • II + U 0 + 5 - h + 3 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 5 + 3 + 6 - 7 -9 -_5 ^_5 - 9 -11 - 3 -11 - 3 -19 - 7 - ;8 8 2 1 7 5 - 7 + 3 - 9 + 3 -13 - h - 1 - 5 -17 -12 -13 - 8 - 3 - 1 -10 -13 - 3 =_i r-15 -10 -10 -25 -15 -18 0 -27 - 8 + 3 - 2 - u - h -1U - 5 - 2 -16 - 5 -23 -13 -18 -18 - 1| 0 + h -17 - 1 : -28 j - -25 -15 - 3 - 2 + k - U + 5 +11 - 8 - 9 -23 - 1 - 3 - 1 + 2 + 5 + 5 -13 - 1 0 +11 + 3 Calif. + 5 ; -lh -15 -2h , -23 -22 -26 . - 8 -k - h 0 - 2 + 1 — 8 + 1 8 +12 -10 - h - b - 2 0 -11 0 +12 - 6 r—Revised. —Data not a v a i l a b l e , -x—Labor Day in 1952 f e l l i n the week ending Sept. 6, whereas t h i s year i t f e l l one week l a t e r . Therefore, the week ending Sept. 12, 1953 had one l e s s t r a d i n g day than • the week ending Sept. 13 l a s t y e a r .
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