Full text of G.16 Retail Furniture Report : December 13, 1961

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December 13, 19ol
RETAIL fFUBETLTRE STOKE Ri&'OHT FOI< OCTOBER I 9 6 I

Instalment accounts outstanding a t reporting f u r n i t u r e
s t o r e s v e r o s l i g h t l y h i g h e r a t the end of October t h a n a t the
end of t h e p r e v i o u s r o n t h , and continued nomewhat below t h e
y o e r - c - a r l i e r l e v e l . C o l l e c t i o n s on i n s t a l m e n t r e c e i v a b l e s i n
October were 12 p e r c e n t o f o u t e t a n d l n g s a t t h e beginning of t h e
month.
S a l e s a t r e p o r t i n g s t o r e d r o s e s e a s o n a l l y i n October,
b u t f o r t h e p e r i o d January-October 1 5 o l remained below a y e a r ago.
F u r n i t u r e S t o r e S t a t i s t i c s f o r October 1 9 6 1
P e r c e n t a g e change froiu:
I Month I Y e a r : J a n . - O c t . 19b0
to
Jan.-Oct. 1 9 6 1
N e t s a l e s d u r i n g month
Total
Cash
Instalment
Charge account
Accounts r e c e i v a b l e ,
Total
Instalment
Charge account

+8
+2
+8
+9

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0
+2
+1
-

1

- 6
+ 9
-10
0

it end o f month
-4

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i Oct.
1961
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C o l l e c t i o n r a t i o s on i n s t a l m e n t a c c o u n t s l / i

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+1

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12

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Oct.
I960
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1 / C o l l e c t i o n s d u r i n g month a s p e r c e n t a g e of accounts o u t s t a n d i n g
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H E M L FJKNI'rUHE STORES - OCTOBER l$6l
S a l 3 8 by Type of T r a n s a c t i o n
( p e r c e n t a g e change 9)
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Federal
Reserve
District
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlcnta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Ksnsaa C i t y
Pallas
San F r e n c i s c o

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Month
wlO

Year

Month
a
30

+10
+22
+ 7
+ 2
+ 5
0
+ 5
+ 7
+ 9
0

+11
- 5
- 2
- 4
+ 8
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 3
+ 9
+ 7
+ 2

- 4
+20.
+ 4
- 9
+ 1
- 3
- 3
+ 5
-2C
+ 3
+14
- 6

| Instalment
i
sales
| Month i Yecr
1 ap;o
l
+ 8
r +10
- 2
! +24
-14
- 2
- V
+ 8
- 5
+ 1
+ 9
0
- 2
- 8 . 1.
- 2 ,
+ 3
+ 1
- 4
j +ol
+ 2
- 7
+ 7
+ .3
+ 3
+14
+11
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+ 8

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+ 2

+ 2

Total net sales

' Cash s a l e s

Year
£.69

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C fcar&e-account
sales
Year
ago

Month
3R0
+1>
+ 7
+20
5*4*
+ 4

Boston
Now York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kenuas C i t y
Dalles
San F r a n c i s c o

+ 4
-12
- 1

:33
+17
+ 9

:i§
+14
-18

+ 9

- 1

! Instalment"
Cumulative s a l e s , J e n . - O c t .
j receivables,
change fnom i 9 6 0 t o 1 9 6 1
! end of month
I n s t a l - 1 Chargetenth
j Year
T o t a l | Cash
i account
ago
ago
ment
l
2
+
1
+
6
1 - 2
- 4
1
+
! +36
--12
1
+11
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0
- 3
- 8
-13
i
-10
|1 +1
-11
-25
+ 2
+ 3
i
I
- 8
•
+16
] 2
- 1
- 7
-12
-14
- 4
-11
1 +1
-10
0
- 4
- 7
- 8
-11
-3
- 9
+ 2
- 4
0
- 7
- 3
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| +1
-13
- 1
- 2
-10
-1
- 6
1 + 1
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- 6
+1
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Cumulative Salen by Type of T r a n s a c t i o n , and
I n s t a l m e n t Accounts R e c e i v a b l e
( P e r c e n t a g e changes)
Federal
Rocerve
District

+20