Full text of G.16 Retail Furniture Report : May 3, 1963
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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release 0.16 Hay 3, 1 9 # RETAl/ FURNITURE REPORT FOR MARCH 1963 Instalment and charge accounts r e c e i v a b l e declined 2 per cent and 10 per cent, r e s p e c t i v e l y , a t r e p o r t i n g f u r n i t u r e s t o r e s in liarch. There was l i t t l e or no change from year ago accounts r e c e i v a b l e s . The March instalment c o l l e c t i o n r a t i o was two percentage points above February and one percentage p . i n t above March 1962. Sales a t r e p o r t i n g f u r n i t u r e s t o r e s rose from February but were below year ago s a l s s . Furniture Store S t a t i s t i c s f o r March 1963 Percentage increase or decrease ( - ) from: Jan. -viar. 1962 Month Year to ago ago Jan.-i-iar. 1963 Z Item Met s a l e s during month Total Cash Instalment Charge acco mt 12 10 15 3 -8 -5 -9 -5 zl -2 -5 0 0 -1 -4 -1 -7 2 Accounts r e c e i v a b l e , a t end of month Total Instalment Charge account j Mar. 1963 1 Collection r a t i o s on instalment accounts i f 13 jj Feb. 1 1963 I i 1 11 1/ Collections daring month as percentage of accounts outstanding a t beginning of month. Jrratum; January r e p o r t , page 2; percentage decrease U. 3 . Total net s a l e s year ago should have read - 2 , r a t h e r than -17• Mar. 1962 12 G.16 — 2 — RETAIL FtJR?JIFJB2 STORES - MARCH 196? Total Net Sales Federal Reserve District Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta. Chicago St.Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco U. S. T o t a J ^ Percentage incre.a.se or decrease ( - ) from: Year Konth ago ago 1 ! ; j - 1 20 10 27 13 24 14 8 -15 - 1 10 - 3 -13 - 8 -31 1 - 6 - 1 - 9 -19 - 9 -4 1 12 - 3 5 - - Instalment Accounts Receivable Federal Reserve District Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago it.Louis Minneapolis ' Kansas City Dallas San Francisco U. 5. Total Percentage increase <or decrease ( - ) from: Year Month ago ago. - ' - 2 3 2 2 3 4 1 ti 1 2 2 1 - 2 . - 2 - 6 3 - 6 5 2 0 - 5 -21 5 -• - 3 4 o •