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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM September 21, <L95l DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve District and city .Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Jan, — Month of Aug. 18 Aug, 2% jSept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept.15 June July UNITED STATES + 9 -16 Boston District New Haven Boston Lowell-Lawrence Springfield Providence $4 + 3 -10 r-£. - 6 -11 - ,9 -16 +12 +m +12 +12 +11 +12 - 6 ' - 9 7 5 3 3 New York District Newark ~ Buffalo. Hew York Rochester Syracuse Conn. Mass, " " * R.I. M. J. N.Y. " " " Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa.• Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Ohio " " " " Pa. » Richmond District Washington Baltimore D.C. Ml. Atlanta District Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich* + 5 + 2 + 8 0 + - 1 2 2 8 ' - +12 +ig + 6 -15 -13 -16 -Ik -13 -13 +11' + 9 +1L +1U +11 -17 + 8 + 7 -1h -19 H -16 + 8 6 rm T7 -12" - 8 -11 - 5 - 1 - h - 3 -lit - 2 + 9 +13 + 9 +23 0 + 2 - It -17 -10 -1 7-9 • +1 + 3 -15 +16" + 8 - b +11 ~ +12 +1U +11 -lli -11 - 6 -15 -13 - 2 + 1 - k - 5 - 6 - 8 -11 -IB- - 6. - 7 -10 - - 5 + 7 - 2. - 5 ^3 0 - H + 2 + 3 -10 - 2 h - + 8 . + 2 - 5 + 2 —3 + 3 - 8 + 3 - 3 + 1 +~5 + 1 0 0 + 2 + 2 — - 3 +~T -7 0 - S + 6 +15 - 9 - 1 0 - 1 - 3 + 1 0 +12 - h ' ±J: 0 + 3 + 2 0 + 7 rf ^3 0 ' + •3 -15 +2h +19 -7 0 - £ -1h +22 + 1 - a - 2 + 1 0 - 9 . - h - 7 -10" 0 - 7 - 5 + + . + + + h1. 6 5 2 0 r+ 1 + r+ + r+ 3 1 2 L -12 - 7 -10 -21 - > -2h-11 -10 -12 -8 • - U - 9 - 2 -.n - 8 0 - 2 + 3 + 5 - - I, -10 -20 -11 -lit - 7 -1? - 7 - 8 - 2 - 7 • n? + li • - 7 r-12 r+13 -12 - 7 -lh -13 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 3 -13 -10 - 8 -11 Page 2 H.ll DEPARTMENT STORh SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve District and city Jan.June Percentage change from corresponding per iod a year ago Month of Aug. 181.Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept.15 July + + + + + 5 2 7, 6 5 -19 -23 -20 -17 -15 Minneapolis District iiinneapolis Minn. » St„ Paul Duluth-Supe ri or "ScV.is. + + + + 7 o 1 4 -19 =ET -2.6 -15 Kansas City District Denver v. ichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa + 9 + 9 +23 +10 + 9 + 2 + 8 St, Louis District L:' -tie Rock Louisville St. Louis Area : Memphis Dallas District Dallas El Paso Fort v.orth Houston San Antonio Ark. Ky. iio. Tenn. Colo. Kans. Mo. Okla. " Tex. •r " San Francisco District Calif. Los Angeles Area U Oakland " San Diego " San Francisco Ore. Portland Utah Salt Lake City . Seattle Spokane r—Revised. - 3 - 6 -11 - 5 + 3 - 9 - 9 - 1 -10 0 - 8 -10 - 3 - 9 -17 - 8 - 9 -13 - 5 =T - 9 -10 - 9 - 3 -1U -11 -lU - 6 - 3 0 - 9 + ii -11 - ti -17 - 9 -25 -20 -13 -32 -22 -28 -32 - k -10 +13 - 2 - 3 -20 - b 0 + 1 +16 0 0 -13 - 2 - 6 + 1 + 5 -10 - 8 -18 +10 + 9 + 5 -18 - 5 - -10 -13 + 9 -18 +10 -16 - 3 + 9 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 20 + k -20 -22 -18 -23 -11 -22 - 3 -10 ' -11 -10 ' + 1 + 8 - 2 - b 0 - 7 + 3 + 2 0 - 5 + 5 0 +10 0 + k + k +ii -21 -22 -21 -18 -15 -23 +iU -14 +lo -18 -lb + l + 8 + 8 + 5 + 1 +17 +17 + 9 +10 +iU +10 +12 - 5 + - 2 2 1 7 8 3 0 + + + 1 1 8 1 7 6 -1U - b -* Data not available. -10 -17 - 9 -19 - 3 - 6 r+ 1 - 2 +11 - 1 +13 - 6 0 + 1 + 6 -12 -12 - k -Ik - 6 • -Ik =IF -lU - 5 -12 -2k -12 -13 -15 -17 -Ik - 7 - h