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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYST$MFEDEaA!_

Member 9, 19h9

H. 11
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES
(Based on Dollar Amounts)

UNITED STATES

New York District
Newark
Buffalo
New York
Rochester
Syracuse

Conn.
Mass.
ii
R.I.

- 5

-111

-12

-15

- 7

- 1
+

1
- 1
- h

-16
-22
-12
-16
-23

=D
- ll
-18
-11

-20
-22
-20

4 '
- 2
-12
-10

- 7
="B
+ 1
- 8
- 7
- 6

-17
=21 "
-13 .
-18
-17
-13

-111
=15
- 7
-15
..-16
-ill

-20
=23
-20
-19
-26
-21

•Hi

-13
-13

r-2

- 3

-16
=!E
.
-16
-16
-lli •
-13
-Ik

-15
=15
-1U
-13
-17
- 9
-17

-111
-22
=15
=H7
-lli
-21
-21 . -10
-16
-Ill
-26
- 9
-16
-2k
-16
=13

—

N..J.
N.Y.

"

Philadelphia District
Pa.
Philadelphia
Cleveland District
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Pittsburgh

Pa.

- 5
- 2
0
- 2
- 2 •

Richmond District
Washington
Baltimore

D.C.
Md.

- 3
+ 2
-

5

- 3
+ 9
-13

-1U
=1U
-11

U
'<ih+ 5
- 7

-10
-13
- 6
-11
- 7
-13

- 8
=12
- 9
-12
- 3
-12

- 6

-16

Atlanta District
Birmingham
Miami
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville
Chicago District
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

Ohio
ii
ii

Ala,
Fla.
Ga.
La.
Tenn.
111.
Ind.
Mich.
Wis.




'

Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
Month
of
Jan. —
Aug. 20 Aug. 27 Sept.:
July Aug. 6 Aug. 13
June

Federal Reserve district
and city

Boston District
New Haven
Boston
Springfield
Providence

;;K

'>

|

ru

- 2
f 5
- 7

=15

-12
-20
-lU

.
•

-11
-10
-15
-12
-11

<

-20

riZ
=15

-18
-19
-21

&
+23
+16
+37

r- 5
=13
- 7
-20
-111

- 6
-12
-12
- 7

- 6
+ 7
T3
^9
r+ li ' - U
- 6
r+ 6
+11
-10
- 6
+11

- 8

- 9

~

- 2
+ 1
- 7
y

- 6
-17
T 9
-19

- 1

0
-13
9

-Hi
=U.

- 8

- 9
-12
-10

rJ
- 9
- 1
+ li
- 7
+ 6
- 6

r- 2
TT
- 7

4
x
27
+ 8
. - 6
r- 3
±5
TZ
+ 8
+ 2
+

1

=3
-12
-7
- 7
- 3
-11
•0

+3

—6

ii
+ 7
+

-

0
1

+ 2
- 3

0

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H. 11
DEPART! •ENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago

Federal Reserve district
and city
St. Louis District
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis'
Memphis
Minneapolis District
Minneapolis
St.. Paul
Duluth-Superior
Kansas City District
Denver
v,
ichita
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Dallas District
Dallas
Fort Vorth •
Houston
San Antonio

Ark.
Ky.
MO.
Tenn.

July0f Aug. 6 | Aug. 13 |Aug. 20 jilug. 21 Sep c,.

=Ji
- 3
- 6
+ 1

Colo.
Kans.
Mo.
Okla.

Tex.
"
"
"

San Francisco District
Los Angeles Area
Calif.
Oakland
"
San Francisco
"
Portland
Ore.
. Salt Lake City
Utah
Seattle
Wash.

-19

-0.1
"=33T
-li

-111

-11

-10

-Hi

-13

T3

-10

-i7
-13
-2U
-2U

-

8

eS
-17

-

2

-12

- 6

-11
-12
-11

Minn.
"fiwis.

-12
-12
-12

T3
+ 1
- 9

-Hi

- 8

-16

- 9

-11

- 6

-10
-12

- 3
- 5

-Ik

- 7
- 3
- 1
- 8

•

-16

-16

-22
-11

-19
-17

-17
-25
-13

-18

- 5

- 9
-10
-10

h

-13
-17

-18

-11

-

- 8
-17

- 6

- 8

- 1

-

2

- 6

-Tf
- 3
- 9
+ 6

-16
-20

-13
-19

-12
2

- 1
-Hi

-18

-15

+ 2

+ 1
-13

3l5
- h
- 8

- 5
-15
-

2

TH
+ 5
• -k
- 9

y•

-li •

-12
-

-10

-12

3 V+ 1

V.i
TH

+ 1

- 7

3HJ
- 9

- 8

- 3
+ 1

-12
- 6
-10

-15

313
- 9

- 6

-

2

+ 2

+ 1
-13
- 3
- 5

-8

+ li
- li
- 1

0

-10

r- 6

- 9
- 6
-10

- 7
-l£T
+15

-12

- 7
- 7
- 3

-Ik
- 2

+ 2

73

-11

323
- 7
- o
-10

- 6
-11

- 9
-1U

- 7
-lit

r—Revised.
* Data not available.
1/ Figure based on reduced sample ovdng to v;ork stoppages in certain stores.




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