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fyt- % H.ll BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM September 11, 1953 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES H SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS, sed- on D o l l a r Amounts) Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y Percentage change from corresponding . p e r i o d a y e a r ago . Jan.. Week ending J u l y I "Aug. 15 j- Aug. 22 [ Aug. 29.. (Sept,5* United S t a t e s Boston D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Area Lowell-Lawrence Cities Downtown Boston Springfield Providence + 2 __0 0 0 - 8 0 -19 +32 - 2 - 8 Mass. + 1 + 3 ,+ 1 -10 . - 5 - 6 - 2 ... + 7 - 2 -10 -10 -12 -22 •0 -30 - 2 r-12 , -18 + 6 • +10 -13 r-lU ..-10, r-13 . " R. I . N. Y. it '1 + 5 + 7 + 8 N. Y. N. J . - 2 + 2. - 7 - ir Philadelphia D i s t r i c t City Philadelphia l i ' - 1 Pa. + 2 . + 5 t l ± 1 + 1 Ohio • Chicago D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 3 7 8 zJi • + 7 . + 3 Pa. 6 Ohio Pa. + 3 + 3 •+ 5 -+ 6 t 2 -b V 9 6 - b . + 1 + 1 + ..U - l • Ga. La. Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + 9 . -13 - 5-22 -26 + U r+ U -11 + 3 r+ S . -13 +b - 7 •+j£ + 6 + 3 +8 - 9 -10 - 8 + 6 + It +10 + 7 + 3 - 3 ^1 + 9 -12 - 3 . - 3 . +10 ' - 6 —U -17 - 3 7 2 5 -18 -22 -23 - 9 ' - 8 -lit -10 -3 + 7 ' =_1 + b -lo + 7 r+ 3 r- 2 -20 - 3 - 9 - 6 + 3 +2^ • ' - 1 -10 ±1 Ala. Fla, r12 -13 -11 - - b + 2 + 5 .<:2 . +10 b ' +b + + + + + Richmond D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Washington D. C. Downtown Washington Baltimore Md. Richmond Va. Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville j ' +10 New York D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Buffalo ' Rochester Syracuse Cities New York • •Newark Cleveland D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Akron Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Erie Cities Cleveland Pittsburgh : ' Mass. , , •+ 3 - U + 6 *7 . 6 - 8 +. 2 - 5 -18 -27 + 1 + 6 + b : V; + 2 + 6 +11 +2 + a +10 + 2 . + 1 ; 7 - 5 + 6 - 8 -12 .. +U2 . + 2 +_2 -2 : +13 + U 0 - • • rJL -13 - 6 - b -17 L -11 / . -;h:----- zJ. - 6 - b •- 2 - 6 I <3 3 3 $ - Page 2 H.ll DEPAEBENT STORE SAIES m SELECTED CITIES AND ABBAS ( C o n t i n u e d ) (Based on D o l l a r Amounts) -pSFHeHEaie change f r o m c o r r e s p o n d s p e r i o d a y e a r ago "'"Week ending. Jan.-J F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y I Minneapolis D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Mihneapolis-St. Paul Minneapolis City S t . Paul City Cities Duluth-Superior i - Dallas D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Dallas E l Paso F o r t T.'orth Houston San Antonio San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles V.estside Los Angeles Sail Diego San F r a n c i s c o - O a k l a n d £5an F r a n c i s c o C i t y Oakland C i t y Portland S a l t > a k e City Seattle Spokane + 3 " Minn, to i s . 1 . - ! 3 Te::. .. - 3 it Calif. " Ore. Utah Vvash. qpH 'weektaLr!y i L r e f o r e f t h e \ e e k t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g week l a s t y e a r . ,. ±1 8 9 8 -12 -10 -15 ** + 2 -10 -19 +18 -12 + 9 +15 + 7 0 + 2 1 +. -> • + 3 1 l A i c: ! + + + +A 1 i ' - 3 0 + 1 0 -10 + 2 -13 - 3 + 3 :'} + 5+ h + 6 +1U + 5 + 1 + 1 r+10 0 - 2 - k - 9 - 3 -13 - 1 +31 +11 +12 +19 z± - 9 +22 - l - 6 +32 + 8 - 9 + 8 - 2 - " t i l - 3 + 8 - A + 9 0 - 9 -11 -16 - 9 -lU - 5 -11 - 3 + 2 - 9 . +12 + U u 6 2 7 :*'k " -12 ? Mo. Olda. Mo. - 3 + 2 - — Colo, Kans, -lU - 9 -10 - U 2_9 . * > 1 + h i ~ ! Minn. - + 5 - 1 + U i ! 0 0 1 - + 1 + 3 + 5 + 3 Ark, Ky. Mo. Term. Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Denver Topeka ^ v-ichita S t . Joseph Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa City Kansas C i t y - +_£ + S t . Louis D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas - L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis 7 + 3 + - 5. 1 5 8 - 1 - h + 2 -10 i -10 I - 7 7 8 - 9 6 - k - h - 5 - 3 - 9 - h -11 6 - 7 - 7 - 5 -12 -13 -13 -13 - 7 -ib -ii - 1 +62 +28 +12 +iU + 7 +23 + 8 +21 +10 -M:—Data n o t a v a i x a o x e . 1953 h a d % more L a d i n g day t h a n . ^
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