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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE' SYSTEM G.17.2 August 6 , 19h7 R e t a i l Instalment Credit a t F u r n i t u r e , Household Appliance, and Jewelry Stores - . June 1917 • ' Instalment accounts outstanding a t f u r n i t u r e and jewelry s t o r e s showed f u r t h e r g a i n s . i n June. Household appliance s t o r e accounts r e - • ceivable increased somewhat and a t the end of the month were about twice the amount outstanding a year e a r l i e r . - Instalment accounts receivable a t f u r n i t u r e s t o r e s were approximately one-third higher than on the corresponding date l a s t y e a r , while the y e a r - t o - y e a r increase a t jewelry s t o r e s was 86 per c e n t . . The r a t i o of c o l l e c t i o n s during June to instalment accounts outstanding a t the. beginning of the month at household' appliance s t o r e s was U6 per cent, two points; higher than i n the two preceding months. At f u r n i t u r e and jewelry s t o r e s the June c o l l e c t i o n r a t i o s were 23 per centn .and 22 per c e n t , r e s p e c t i v e l y . " . m fciucii m . 1 1 m • I n s t a l m e n t Accounts Outstanding and C o l l e c t i o n Ratios accounts o u t s t a n d i n g a t end of .\-.ont): December 31>1939 = 100 Household Furniture Jewelry appliance. stores stores stores 12 12 12 hi h2 . kh • U6 5o - 50 50 I iC 16 L5 . U5 " iiS • . 76 • k.. h h h ... a h h L8 19 so 51 • 52 53 . 53 55 55 57 '-60 65 7 3 8 9 9 10 63 62 63 65 66 -70 10 10 10 11 11 12 69 63 5 5 5 5 6 - . ' 23 23 - 2h 23 2 .3 , 27 27 • 2h 25 ' 2U ... 61... y 27 . 2-3 . 62 • 63 . . . 27 . ; 26 65" : 1 26 . .65 ' 26" 66 < & 6 : . . - - 2> . .. 65 ' . 27 ' 73 27 ; 26 126 • 116 110 . 108 112. 117 '121 p. - ? r ; l l r . i n z y . r - : e v i s ' d . 1 / I n s t a l n e n v colloctr.onc c u r i n g month . beginning of n.onth. Collection r a t i o s 1/ Household Jewelry• appliance stores stores Furniture stores 23 21 25 23 2h' 23 ko h3 . h.2 18 . • 19 52 * 51 ... It3 33 33 31 31 30 31 35 h6 52 52 5U 56 . 55 . 56 57 Six'51 52 17 .. : ln 32 29 32 32. 3h '-"33 32. - 33 30 32 3U ; hh • hi rJa rhh ih L6. . 26 25 27 25 25 22 per-c a i t of accounts o u t s t a n d i n g a t