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* BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H. 11 „ September 29, 1950 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t and c i t y UNITED STATES Boston D i s t r i c t New Haven Boston Springfield Providence New York D i s t r i c t Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Conn. Mass. " R.I. N. J . N.Y. " | I 1 J an. 1 July Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Month of Aug. 26 Sept.2 j s e p t . 9 Sept.16 Sept. 2 August. + 8 +17 +10 + 2 + 3 + 3 - 1 + 1 + 2 - 2 + h +10 *15 + 9 - 8 +18 + 6 + 6 +12 2 3 U 2 + 2 7-3 + 5 - 1 + 9 +11 *17 +iit - , . + 1 5 + 7 +13 + .8 +15 + 9 +15 0 0 +10 +10 + 3 +18 +1U + 5 + 1 +1U +19 +16 +11 +20 + 11 *13 +11 + 2 + 9 - 2 +16 +16 +18 +15 + 9 T-2 + 6 +10 +12 +12 + 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 — - 2 - 2 + 1 + 3 +13 + + + 6 0 + 9 +12 +21 + 22 + 28 + 22 +17 +11 +28 +16 +15 +10 +18 + 2 + 8 +17 + 20 - 3 + 9 +17 r+35 +22 +30 +16 +U5 + 2U : + 2h +11 +33 +39 +23 + 6 Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Pa. Philadelphia + 3 n9 + 21 *12 Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh + 3 7~2 + + 2U +2II +23 +21 +17 +1U + 25 + 2U +19 +21 • +18 +16 + 2U + 9 + 22 + 21 +- 6 + 9 + 2 ' + 7 + 3 - 3 +10 + 7 112 +17 - 1 + 5 +16 . + 8 T + 9 + 2 + 7 +16 ?2F + 27. +18 + it +19 +12 + 20 + 38 + 6 + U +18 . + i +10 ,+iU •'•+ 1 -13 +17 + 22 + 20 +17 +21 +23 + 3U + 2 +10 +17 Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore Ohio if ii it Pa. " D.C. Md. h + 2 - 2 0 + 2 + 1 + 2 —0 - 1 + 6 Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis.. — + 8 + 9 + 3 + 6 + 1 + 3 + 3 +2U + 25 +29 + 6 r +20 +12 +12 +13 + 9 +13 +12 g +13 +17 +10. - 1 +21 +15 +17 - 1 + 9 - 2 +10 + 8 — + 6 +lli + 7 H. 11 Page 2 DEPART;SNT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) S t . ' Louis D i s t r i c t L i t t l e Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis St.- Paul Duluth-Superior Kansas City D i s t r i c t Denver Wichita Kansas. City S t . Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio f I Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago " Month oi Sept. 9 Sept. l 6 Sept.; August Aug. 261 Sept. 2 $ ~ ' Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t and c i t y + 3 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 6 + 1 + 3 + 2 Minn. " Okla. " Tex. " San Francisco D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area Calif. Oakland " San Francisco Portland Ore. S a l t Lake City • Utah Wash. Seattle +12 + 2 +11 +13 + 9 + + + + + 5 2 5 +10 + 8 +11 + U +18 + 7 + 38 +27 +11 1/+69 1/+36 1/+12 + 3 ~ +2U +13 + 9 73 +17 +19 + 9 +10 + 6. +13 . + 8 + 7 + 3 0 + 7 +27 +11 +10 - 8 - u +11. . +13 +1U +13 +18 *15 + 7 + 30 - 8 +18 +13 +13 + 20 +11 +11 - 7 + 5 r+27 + 21 +19 r+33 +U2 + 8 + 2 +1U +11 +19 +11 + 27 ^31 + 37 + 36 +13 +26 + 20 +10 + 7 +20 + 22 + h + 13 +1U h 5 0 + 3 + 3 + 1 + h 0 + 9 + 6 +19 +11 + 2U +28 +13 + 21 +20 +13 +11 + 3 +20 + 6 + 9 + 8 +11 +11 +11 + 5 +16 +2U T25 + 2U +26 + 2U +12 +10 +17 +17 - 3 + 10 +13 + 6 +17 + 22 r+17 +11 +1U + h +12 + 9 +1U +15 +11 +17 +13 + 9 + 9 +11 +1U + 7 +10 + 8 + 8 + 10 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 8 +11 + h -11 + 7 +18 +18 — + + + + + h U S 3. h 6 +11 r—Revised, 1/ Figures r e f l e c t i n p a r t v:ork stoppages i n c e r t a i n s t o r e s l a s t year. X • + 2 +19 +12 +17 +17 +36 +18 725 +38 +21 + "yvis. Colo. Kans. Mo. +13 + 9 +21 +13 +lh — + 9 + 2 - 3 - h