Full text of G.17.2 Retail Instalment Credit at Furniture and Household Appliance Stores : December 3, 1945

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Retail Instalment Credit
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at Furniture, Household Appliance;, and Jewelry Stores . Octobe^ 1945 . ' ' •

Instalment- ncooutits-ou^stiding at furniture stores increased
by more, than the usual seasonal amount-in Octobdr. while those at

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household appliance and jewelry stores remained at the level of the preceding month. ' At the end of the month,, furniture store accounts receivable were above the year-ago volume for the first 'time since April,
.Jewelry store accounts outstanding on October Sl-were about the same as
on the corresponding date last year,-.
Collections on instalment .accounts increased during October
"at furniture, household appliance, ,nd jewelry stores. , Furniture and
household appliance store collection ratios each increased four points •
' to reach new high level, of 27 p e r c e n t And 53 per cent.-respectively.
At jewelry stores collections during the month vjere.33 per cent^of in' Stalment accounts outstanding at the beginning- of the month.




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Instalment Accounts Outstanding ^nd Collection Ratios

Accounts- outstanding f11 end of month
• - ' De'oerber 31, 1959 = 100
Household
Jewelry
Furniture
pppli«nce
stores'
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Collection ratios
Furniture
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Household

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Jewelry
stores

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' September
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December

48
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47
48

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10

21

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22
23

45
46.
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68

15
13

22
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37
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55

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Deb-snber

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beginning of month.




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