Full text of G.16 Retail Furniture Report : September 2, 1943
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30.iT OF GOV! rjni-.S OF THE FLLlL L IIXLI-VE SYSTEM September 2, 1945 >aa3 rft - 15 . i-ii. il i n: RLi'OhT : :;i -jiKA" iv45' " * Retail furniture store sales In. July -.vero 22 per- cent abcvv .Lira level of the corresponding -multi; a ./ear a£0, anu show-vd about th-s usual seasonal decrease from the preceding month. Ir.Ltalent sales reflected a sii-jhtiy larger'oecrease from the June level th'ifi aid; either cash or c- jr.-i.*•(.-jcount saiut;.' In recent nths there ;>i.s been little variation in tr.a ,>rvportion -i' the three types of ti tinL-^jtiofiti to total sales. Cash iaius in .J'ulj c • uterisvd - = slightly larger percentage c: oue total chaii in July . Vi)42 ariv. instalment' s:;xes • corrfs. onuin^l> smaller percentage than a year -:^o. Inventor!>s at the ,:na vf Jul.. ?,ia.,uuu8u U; i-.ive months' supply at the current vatv -of sale as coiaoareo with nearly ui*ht months' supply-at the end of July ib-%2. Ir;3tal«5.nt accounts outstandli.^ at the -.inc. ol July showed ^bcul the usual vcTiS'-nai uv'ciine £r-..m June 13>3. Thu ratio of c-. ilecti.ns curing July to ir.staiiacat accounts receivable'' n t;.., iixst of themonth was 22 per cent c.-iapared wit': 21 pei' cent in J unit .na i» per cent in July of last year'; Thcs& accounts a-.rs n.. v, collected on Lhe average, in about eight months c .;.yarison with an average collection '.ei'iod £ %b ut thirti.or. m a- tao a year ago. Furniture Store Statistics, lor July 134% ) Percentage < June 1942 to (July iJ*2 to | Jul/ 1345 ' Jul*/ 1345 Net sales - T-tal Crisn oflies Credit s'ilos: . ' i ! I + k!L + 4U >17 +<:' r -v£ ' " < - 7 t ---22 -7 -G -6 . -6 -b -5 , | | Instalment Charge acco-.mt Accounts retleiva le , at ef.a uf ..',u:-ttV' T-.tal In •- I'-Laen - t aur in? i•iv.ath T-utn.1 In^talruent rr.jtith, -it r«tail; value Inventories, i 1 . 0 +4 -1 RETAIL FURNITURE STORES - JULY 1945 $ Sales and Inventories Federal Reserve District Total net sales Cash sales Credit sales Percentage change from July June 1942 1943 Percentage change from July June 1942 1945 Percentage change from July June 1942 1945 + 4 -13 +32 - 5 +16 -12 +24 -14 + 17 : 0 +27 - 1 +23 -11 +26 -15 + 24 -11 +47 -10 +54 - 2 +.10 - 5 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond 'Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dalit.-. r> 5 .in Frcncisco + 7 +52 +28 +56 +40 . +51 +58 +59 +41 +88 +59 +42 -12 - 5 -11 -16 0 - 2 -10 + 2 -12 -15 - 1 - 1 Inventories end of month / Percentage change from July 1942 1943 + 5 +33 +16 +23 +19 |' +29 +19 +21 +20 + 59 + 27 + 6 -12 - 5 -12 -14 + 1 - 2 -11 -16 -15 - 9 - 5 - 5 .21 -71 -12 -51 -20 + 2 -19 -22 -14 -17 -21 -25 + . . + + + + - 2 2 0 1 1 4 6 5 2 1 1 0 U. S. Total +22 - 7 +40 -6 + 20 - 8 -22 - 1 Number of stores 945 945 715 716 715 715 645 645 • 1/ At ret?11 value Accounts Receivable raid Collections Federal Reserve District Boston Now York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chic»igo St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco U. S. Total -50 -55 -58 -40 -56 -55 -35 -56 -59 -54 -40 -36 DigitizedNumber for FRASER of stores . 845 i-»ond of month Insta:Lment Percentage change from July June 1942 is--: 5 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 4 |- 4 5 6 5 5 Collections during month Total Instalment Percentage Percentage chang e from change from July July JUB9 June 194% , 1945 19:2 1945 ! 1 Accounts Total Percentage change from July 1942 1945 -58 -53 -55 ~±2 -54 -58 -41 -54 -63 -42 -' 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 -5 -11 - 6 - 5 1 -J.4 -12 - 8 - 7 -15 -10 - 7 - 5 - 8 +14 - 1 - 5 + + + + + + + - 7 2 1 4 2 1 5 6 5 2 6 -11 + 3 -15 +15 . 7 0 - 9 . 8 -17 + 4 + 4 -12 -15 - 2 - 8 I | 0 -6 ! - 2 - 1 ; + 25 - 2 - 7 - 5 - 5 -11 + 4 555 555 - 5 -58 - 5 - 7 0 845 555 555 845 845 .