Full text of G.17 Department Store Credit : August 1, 1945

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BLV:RD OF GOVERNORS OFTHi' FEDERAL''RESERVE SYSTEL .

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A u g u s t 1 , 1945
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I n s t a l m e n t a c c o u n t s o u t s t a n d i n g a t d e p a r t m e n t • s t o r e s d e c l i n e d "by a b o u t '
t h e u s u a l s e a s o n a l amottnt i n June-, a n d c o n t i n u e d i n s l i g h t l y s m a l l e r volume t h a n •
a'year ego.
C o l l e c t i o n s on i n s t a l m e n t a c c o u n t s d e c r e a s e d - f o u r p e r c e n t , and t h e
c o l l e c t i o n r a t i o was u n c h a n g e d f r o m t h e May r a t i o o f 32 p e r c e n t . .
Instalment
a c c o u n t s c o n t i n u e d , t o be c o l l e c t e d ' . i n a p p r o x i m a t e l y f i v e months± a b o u t t h e same y
l e n g t h of t ime a s i n June 1 9 1 4 ,
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Charge a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e i n c r e a s e d one p e r c e n t i n J i i p e , when, some
d e c l i n e i s u s u a l , and were s u b s t a n t i a l l y a b o v e t h e y e a r - a g o l e v e l " . C o l l e c t i o n s
on c h a r g e a c c o u n t s showed l i t t l e change f r o m t h e p r e v i o u s m o n t h , a n d t h e c o l l e c t i o n r a t i o r e m a i n e d a t 64 p e r c e n t .
Charge a c c o u n t s w e r e o u t s t a n d i n g , f o r t h e
s e c o n d c o n s e c u t i v e m o n t h , ' a b o u t 47 d a y s , n e a r l y one d a y l e s s , t h a n t h e a v e r a g e
f o r J u n e . 19,44,
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' Cash and c h a r g e - a c c o u n t s a l e s "showed a—small • i n c r e a s e o v e r t h e Llay
v o l u m e , and w e r e 18 p e r c e n t l a r g e r t h a n a y e a r e a r l i e r .
Cash s a l e s c o n t i n u e d
t o a c c o u n t f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y 63 p e r c e n t of t h e t o t a l .
Instalment sales declined,
a s i s c u s t o m a r y i n J u n e , b u t w e r e f o u r p e r c e n t l a r g e r t h a n i n t h e same month
last year. . •
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D e p a r t m e n t S t o r e S a l e ' s , A c c o u n t s R e c e i v a b l e and - C o l l e c t i o n s
P e r c e n t a g e c]i a n g e f r o m ;
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Sales -during.month •
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