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BQA.RD OF GOVERNORS OF. THE .FEDEHAL-RESERVE SYSTEM
Decembers,
R&S r i c -

R e t a i l -Instalment Credit
, •
a t F u r n i t u r e . Household A p p U a n c e . a n d J e w e l r y S t o r e s
October

19h3

-

19b3
15

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•

Instalment accounts outstanding at f u r n i t u r e a n d j e w e l r y stores a t
t h e *nd o f O c t o b e r r e m a i n e d a t t h e S e p t e m b e r l e v e l s , w h i l e t h o s e . a t h o u s e h o l d
a o p l i a n c e s t o r e s c o n t i n u e d t o d e c l i n e a t a b o u t t h e same r a t e a s i n S e p t e m b e r .
At f u r n i t u r e s t o r e s accounts r e U v a b l , w e r e ^ U per'.cent below t h o s e o n t h e .
corresponding d a t e l a s t y e a r , -as ' c o ^ a r , e d with d e c l i n e s o f 29 per c e n t a t
' j e W e l r y s t o r e s - and 7 6 .per c e n t a t h o u s e h o l d ' a p p l i a n c e s t o r e s , -

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c o l l e c t i o n s o n i n s t a l m e n t a c c o u n t s ' d u r i n g O c t o b e r "increased s u b ,
s t a n t i a l l y a t j e w e l r y s t o r e s , R e s u l t i n g i , a c o l l e c t i o n r a t i , , o f 3 7 . • A* ^ t h
f u r n i t u r e and h o u s e h o l d a p p l i a n c e s t o r e s , c o l l e c t i o n s d u r i n g O c t o b e r w e r e
2 2

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r cent o f i n s t a l m e n t accounts outstanding a t . t h e beginning

one. p o i n t h i g h e r t h a n i n S e p t e m b e r .
f o r t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g p e r i o d of 1 9 ^ 2 ,




9

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the month,

These r a t i o s c o n t i n u e d w e l l a b o v e t h o s e
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Instalment Accounts Outstanding a n d . C o l l e c t i o n Ratios

A c c o u n t s o u t s t a n d i n g a t end o f -month
• "-/December $ 1 , 1 9 3 9 c ^00
Household
Jewelry
Furniture
appliance
s t o r'es
-stores ,
stores

y.onth 1

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19^2

Household
appliance
stores

Jewelry
stores

111
110
109
110

120
117
113
110

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103
100:
96
91.
85
77
71
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59
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96
98
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18
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December
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October
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- m s t e l n e n t c o l l e c t i o n s as p e r c e n t a f a c c o u n t s o u t s t a n d i n g a t b e g i n n i n g o f
month-.