Full text of G.16 Retail Furniture Report : February 5, 1954

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.
G.16

. . . . . February 5, 195U
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RETAIL FURNITURE REPORT FOR DECEMBER 1953

.Instalment accounts receivable at furniture stores
increased 5 per cent during December to a year-end level.. .
approximately the sar.e as a year earlier. Collections on
these accounts during the month were 2 per cent below November.
Sales of all types at reporting furniture stores
showed large increases from November to December. "Instalment
sales increased 20 per cent,* charge-account sales x27 per cent,
and cash sales 38 per cent. Compared with the large volume of
sales during December a year ago, however, all types of sales
were substantially lower.
The retail value of furniture store inventories at .
the end of December was 8 per cent below a month ago and 1 per
cent below a year ago. Stocks on hand amounted to about a
3 months' supply at the December rate of sales.

Furniture Store Statistics for December 1953
Percentage change from:
Nov. 1953
Dec. 1952
to
to
Dec. 1953
Dec. 1953

Item

Met sales
Total
Cash sales
Credit sales:

+25
+38
+20
+27

-15:^
-lb
-20
- 6

Accounts receivable, at end of month
Total
Instalment

+ 5
+ 5

+ 1
' 0

Collections during month
Total
Instalment

+ 1
- 2

Inventories, end of month, at retail value

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RETAIL FURNITURE STORES - DECEMBER 1953
Sales and Inventories
Percentag<s change
Federal
Reserve
District

Boston,
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Liinneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

Inventories
Credit
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Nov. 53 Dec, '52 Nov. 1 53 Dec.'52 Nov.'53 Dec.'52 Nov.»53 Dec.'52
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Dec. 53 Dec. '53 Dec.'53 Dec.'53 Dec.'53 Dec.'53 Dec.'53 Dec.'53
Total net sales

+18
+IU
+32

-11
-26
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
- 7
-12
-21
-11
-13

+20

+19
+I4.0
+22
+25
+25
+22
+38
+25

Cash 1
sales

+78
- 8
+5?
+22
+70
+31
+35

+6U
+36
460

+5U

U. S. Total

+25

-15

+38

Number of stores

675

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523

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- 7
- 1
- 3
- 7

- 6
- 9
-10

-10
- 9
-17
-16
-12

+13
+19
+28
+18
+17
+36
+12
+23
+12
+19
+36
+25

-12
-28
-11
-15
-13
-13
-11
- 7
-15
-23
-10
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Accounts Receivable and Collections

Federal
Reserve
District

Boston
New York
Pljiladelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago .
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

Percentagee change
Accounts receivable, end of month
Collections during month
Instalment
Total
Total
Instalment
Nov. :
'53 Dec. '52 Nov.'53 Dec.'52 Nov.153 Dec.'52 Nov.'53 Dec.'52
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Number of stores

598

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