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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL' RESERVE SYSTEM'
June 2 , 1945
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DEEARHIMT;STORE CREDIT'''' '

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I n s t a l m e n t a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e a t d e p a r t m e n t s t o r e s -showed a b o u t t h e
u s u a l s e a s o n a l d e c l i n e i n - A p r i l , and c o n t i n u e d s l i g h t l y b e l o w t h e y e a r - a g o l e v e l , .
C o l l e c t i o n s . cm i n s t a l m e n t a c c o u n t s d e c r e a s e d 16 p e r c e n t , r e s u l t i n g i n a c o l l e c t i o n r a t i o of 30 p e r c e n t , two 0 . 0 i n t s b e l o w t h a t of. A p r i l 1944^
Instalment
a c c o u n t s w e r e c o l l e c t e d , on t h e a v e r a g e , , i n a p p r o x i m a t e l y f i v e and o n e - h a l f m o n t h s ,
a somewhat l o n g e r , p e r i o d t h a n i n A p r i l of t h e -preceding' y e a r *
C h n r s e a c c o u n t s o u t s t a n d i n g , d e c l i n e d 8 p e r ' c e n t " i n A p r i l when c u s t o m a r i l y
t h e y ' remain:' n e a r t h e Ivlaroh l e v e l . - ' At t h e end of the month ttjey/were' 12 p e r c e n t
h i g h e r than u. y e a r e a r l i e r , C o l l e c t i o n s on charge a c c o u n t s i n c r e a s e d - 7 per c e n t ,
and word' n e a r l y o n e r f i f t h l a r g e r • t h an i n t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g .month l a s t y e a r . ' The
a v e r a g e period: charge a o o c u n t s w e r e - o u t s t a n d i n g was .around 49 v *days^ as compared
w i t h about 4 8 . days i n A p r i l 1944*
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The volume -of -cash and! c h a r g e - a c c o u n t s a l e s , d e c l i n e d s h a r p l y . , in. A p r i l - , .
when l i t t l e c h a n g e i s u s u a l .
Cash s a l e s , w h i c h a c c o u n t e d f o r more t h a n t h r e e - •
f i f t h s of t h e t o t a l , - r e m a i n e d a t t h e y e a r - a g o l e v e l , w h i l e c h a r g e - a c c o u n t . s a l e s
i n c r e a s e d s l i g h t l y over t h e y e a r - p e r i o d *
I n s t a l m e n t s a l e s w e r e .apor.oxima.te.ly ..
o n e - t h i r d s m a l l e r t h a n i n M a r c h , and amounted t-o a b o u t n i n e - t e n t h s of the- A p j u l .
1944 v o l u m e .
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Cash
Instalment
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A c c o u n t s - r e c e i v a b l e , end of month
Instalment accounts
Charge a c c o u n t s
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Collections during.month
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I n s t a l m e n t accounts
C h a r g e acc o u n t s

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A p r i l 1945
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DEPART 3TI: STORES - APRIL 1945
O-sh and C r e d i t S p i e s , by F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t s

April
! 1945

Dlo-

Boston
155
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Ypr'k
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Ph-i'l- d e I p h i a
159
C lv v; l.i n ^ ^ _| 167
Rich-:r! 160 .
Atlanta , "
i "285
Chifner
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Sj;,.:\-ir.
, 177^
X i n n d a o o l i s . , 191'
Ronsas C i t y
; 233
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C 9 sh s" Ie s
•'arch A p r i l
1^5
1944
| 166
I 134
i 166
, 168
I 169
[284
I 170
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i 193
304
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355.
290
271. .
207.
2 3 0 . - ^ 171
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I n d e x e s ; 1941 a v e r a g e = 100
Instalment' sales
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104
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106
104
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139
137
I 192
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Federal
C lection ratios*
Indexes;
1941 a v e n g e = 100 •!
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Instilment
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78
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61
65 l 64
Richmond
> 44
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77
25
94
31 ; 26 53
58 I 55
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82
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100
50
56 | 5 2 .
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98
80 I 35
41
69
44
74 | 72
So. ! eu j s
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79
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100
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68
70
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75
82
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73
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77
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Kensas C i t y
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37
84
92
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74
76
71
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36 | 37 |1 32
91
95
82
29
34
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35
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a b r u t vOO h a v i n g i n s t a l m e n t «acc • v n t s . Bnck f i b r e s ::ay be o b t a i n e d on
r e q u e s t from t h e D i v i s i o n of R e s e a r c h 'and S t a t i s t i c s ,