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O c t o b e r 2, 1944
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. DEPARTMENT 3T0RE CREDIT
.AUGUST 1944

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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 ng a t d e p a r t m e n t s t o r e s a t t h e end of
August rG.r.ainod a t t h e J u l y l e v e l , and - were 16 per-' c e n t below a y e a r a g o . 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 i n c r e a s e d f i v e p e r c e n t i n A u g u s 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 34 p e r c e n t , a s compared w i t h 30 p e r c e n t i n t h e p r e c e d i n g
month arid ZV. p e r c e n t i n t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g : month l a a t y e a r . .. I n s t a l m e n t a c c o u n t s
werr' o u t s t a n d i n g , on t h e a v e r a g e , - n e a r l y f i v e months, about 15 days, l e s s t h a n -in
August 1043.
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Charge a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e showed somewhat more t h a n t h e u s u a l s e a s o n a l
r i s e i n A u g u s t , and were 11 p e r c e n t a b o t e t h e volume- of 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 l i n e d t e n p e r c e n t i n A u y u s t , 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
t h r e e p o i n t s from t h e p r e v i o u s m:>nth t o . 64 p e r c e n t . C h a r g e - a c c o u n t s 'were c o l l e c t e d .in a b o u t 47 d a y s , -as compared ,-,'ith 49 i n t h e . c o r r e s p o n d i n g 1 month of 1943.
Both c a s h and c r e d i t s a l e s oV d e p a r t m e n t s t o r e s showed .-.bout t h e
c u s t o m a r y - s e a s o n a l e x p a n s i o n f r :m J u l y t o A u g u s t . - Cash s a l e s , which a c c o u n t e d
f o r about 64' p e r c e n t of the t o t a l , v.-ere- c o n s i d e r a b l y above t h e volume of a y e a r
earlier.
C h a r g e - n c c o u n t s a l e s a l s o showed a s h a r p ' A'scre.ase o v e r t h e " y e a r - p e r i o d ,
but i n s t a l m e n t s a l e s were f i v e p e r c e n t below thosc-i of 1945.
Department- 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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S a l e s d w i n g month
. Cash
I n s t o Truer, t
•;
Charge a c c o u n t
A c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e , end of month
Instalment accounts
Charge a c c o u n t s
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C o l l e c t i o n s riuring month
Instalment accounts
Charge a c c o u n t s

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August 1945
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August 1944
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Instalment accounts
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Note: T h e s e d a t a a r e b a s e d on r e p o r t s of about 475 l a r g e d e p a r t m e n t s t o r e s r e p o r t i n g
sr. i e s by t y p e i f t r a n s a c t i o n , no r e t h a n 400 h a v i n g c h a r g e r e c o u n t s ai.d a b o u t
.'500. h a v i n g i ns h n.l.::;ent a c c o u n t s , D-ick f i r r u r e s n:ay be o b t a i n e d en r e q u e s t
from . t h e D i v i s i o n -of R e s e a r c h and S t a t i s t i c s .