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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF T I E FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

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J u l y s , 1945
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DEPARTMENT STORE CREDIT .

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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 showed a b o u t t h e
u s u a l s e a s o n a l d e c l i n e i n Hay, and a t t h e . end of t h e month w e r e I4 p e r • b e n t b e l o w
the year-ago l e v e l .
C o l l e c t i o n s o n ' i n s t a l m e n t accounts- were reduced s l i g h t l y ,
b u t t h e c o l l e c t i o n r a t i o r o s e two p o , i n t s t o
per cent.
Instalment accounts
w o r e o u t s t a n d i n g , on t h e a v e r a g e , a b o u t f i v e m o n t h s , a p p r o x i m a t e l y . t h e same
l e n g t h of t i m e a s i n May I9I4I1..
C h a r g e a c c o u n t s d e c l i n e d s l i g h t l y i n May, when l i t t l e c h a n g e . i s u s u a l ,
b u t w e r e 7 p e r c e n t l a r g e r t h a n a y e a r a g o . 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
d e c r e a s e d U p e r c e n t , r e s u l t i n g i n a c o l l e c t i o n r a t i o of 6I4. p e r c e n t , a s compared
w i t h 62 p e r c e n t i n . t h e p r e v i o u s m o n t h . C h a r g e a c c o u n t s w e r e c o l l e c t e d , on
t h e a v e r a g e , i n Wl d a y s , a b o u t t h e , same a s i n t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g month of I9I1I4.,
Cash and c h a r g e - a c c o u n t s a l e s i n c r e a s e d s u b s t a n t i a l l y f r o m A p r i l
t o May, and wore somewhat a b o v e t h e 19J4J4. l e v e l s .
Cash s a l e s c o m p r i s e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y 6 3 p e r c e n t of t h e t o t a l .
I n s t a l m e n t s a l e s showed a c o n t r a s e a s o n a l • r i s e
i n May, and w e r e i n a b o u t t h e same volume a s a y e a r a g o . . . . . . . .
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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
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