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! BOARD OF GOVERNOR^/OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE H,ll BANK OF C E E A D LVLN September 10, 1948 DEPARTMENT STORE'SALES, 8Y CITIES —• Percentage-6hange. from Corresponding. Period..a,Ye%n.AgQ . Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t and c i t y " Week ending ' / J a n . - • Month1 of • J u l y . . AugVT 'Aug .14 Aug.21 Aug .28 Sept .4* June . . •• UNITED STATES '+• 8 +11 +17 Boston D i s t r i c t New Haven Boston Springfield Providence + 2 + 8 +23 + 3 +10 +15 + 9 +17 + .6 +18 +10 . New York D i s t r i c t Newark ...Buffalo - New York Rochester • Syracuse Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Philadelphia •' Conn. Mass. + 2 +.8 + 1 " R. I . +. 6 + 9 + 5 +11 + 5 Pa. .: P a ' ... Ricnmond " D i s t r i c t Washington « " • Baltimore 'D. C. Md. : Atlanta D i s t r i c t .... Birmingham Miami Atlanta • 'New Orleans Nashville Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Ohio Ala, Fla, Ga. . La,. Tenn, 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. . : > + 6 TT +18 + 4 +10 + 5 +11 + 8 N. J . N. Y. Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo • .Pittsburgh.... ^ +12 + 4 + 9 +7 + 7 + 9 +11 + 9 + 8 + 5 + 4 t 1 >12 +18 0 ~ +19 +28 + 5 - 4 + 5 -+ 6 +13 +10 +33 + 9 . +31 , t?.6 + 5 TT +22 + 1 +15 + 4 +23 +20 n +11 + 9 ' +20 +14 + 9 . +21 +18 +27 +19 +27 +26 +21 +19 • +22 +24 +23 +23 +12 TT +13 +12 +TT +13 +15 +13 . +19 ' +17 •1± +3(5* +13 '"+*6""" +10 + 8 . v , + 3. +17 . +11. + 8 + 6 + 8 + 5 + 3 +10 +13 +11 +~7 +23 ,+ 9 +24 +16 . +i5 +12 + 9 + 9 +13 +18 r+ 6 ' i r+ 7 - 8 +16 -29 %41 -25 >27 . -39 + 9 +12 + 5 +25 ri4 -16 -14 , -16 r-16 -2.1 -22 + 8 * 9 +19 + 4 +26 +19 r+ 2 rTT +14 +12 +28 +20 +29+29 +28 +18 +31 +21 +T5 - 9 +24 - 6 +21 -17 +27 . - 3 +27 -16 ..+19,. — 9 + 7 + 7 + 8 . -12 ne. +11 +11 " +17 +18 + 6 +20 +13 +14 •*"*+. 9 + "4"" + 7 +12 +12 , +38 + 8 +21 + 9 + 9 ;r+ 8 r+13 + 3 • + 6 +21 +23 +22 +16 +22 +16 +13 +17 +16 +26 +25 +24 +22 +21 +39 r-14 4 1 -15 -16 -10 -18 , +19 +19 +21 +28 +29 .** +46 ** +11 +11 +14 + 8 + 1 3/ H,ll '• -V V. . • J Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage .Change from Corresponding P e r i o d a Year Ago . ...JaxL.t,. Month .of July June; Federal R e s e r v e - 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 Reck Louisville S t . Louie Memphis • Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis S t . Paul Duluth-Superior Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t Denver " Y/ichita Kansas C i t y • S t . J oseph Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa' •• -• r. Ark. Ky. Mo„ Tehn. ii Minn. • ; ;"&T,'is . , Colo. : •Kans. Mo. " Okla. Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas Fort Vvor.th Houston • . San Antonio . "'Tex. it " San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area Calif, " ^Oakland " San F r a n c i s c o Ore. • Portland S a l t Lake C i t y Utah Seattle Wash. + 8 +11 , +io , ; 4 :8. •+ . + 4 . +6 1 : +i:\ : + 4 . +io. +10 ' + : 2 • +2 1. ! +8 . 1 ' +18. ; +• 6 • . +1 1 ' +25 +. • 1 1 • + 9 + 1 +10 : + 4. ; + 9 + 7 ! + 4 Week"ending AU£. 7 Aug. 14 Aug .21 Aug,28 Sept . 4 * -••••>15"' • + 2 4 - • +10 +15 r +32 +20 +33 +15 +18 +11 +23 +13 +1-2- -+-18 • . . 6 . . - t l 9 . . . + 6 +16 +23 + 2 +20 +17 +16 +18 . + +15 -...1+ 2. ...+29 n8 +. 8 ; +6 5 (Kof ' a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ) + 10 ; + 7 +23 \ : + 9 +6 * .3 - 4 1 +0 . +8 + 6 2 +1 +19 7 +29 +6 + 5 + 6 2 +1 +6 + 8 2 1 r + 8 + 7 +13 +10 - 3 +14 +ie +30 +15 .1+29. +1£ +-8 +14 +34 + 9 +15 TTo + 8 +34 +15 +12 + 4 0 .. +39 .. + 8 + 2 >24 + 3 ' +2l +18 . +31 +22 - 5 +26 -16 - 3 . +25 ; +16 +35 -iii J+10 +11 +12 + 4 +11 + 8 +18 -10 + 1 +6 1 +21 +18 +11 +10' +66 2 + + 2 +10 " +13 + 3 + 7 +19 +6 + 4 ~~0 + 2 +26' - 7 + 2 .+ .4 +16 • + +15 ** -8 8 + ' ** + 6 2 8 4 2 8 +19 + 2 +23 +48 +24 + 3 r—Revised. . *• In u s i n g year ago comparisons a l l o w a n c e should be made f o r the f a c t t h a t s t o r e s i n many c i t i e s were c l o s e d on Monday of t h i s week l a s t year i n observance of Labor Day. . . ** Data not a v a i l a b l e . 3h, SE 6 £i d3 S
