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H'U i m # OF THE FEDERAL \ -i~TiBOARD OF GOVERKORS JOT THE'.EEDER&L RESERVE SYSTBI December 1944-, F&a-ric - 27 . Pe-taii / i n st i , •'at Furniture, Household Appliance, .and Jewelry Stores Octqtodr 1944 • . • Instalment accounts outstanding at furniture ana jewelry stores increased s l i g h t l y in October, end.those at household appl12r.ee stores imagined at the l e v e l of recent nonths. Thp --mount outstanding at the end of the month at''jewelry stores showed a decline of .only two per cent' mrer : . the year-period, compared.with declinoS"' ut, 10.pox cent it furniture stores and 62 per cent at household appliance!stores. . 1 , collections, on instalment accounts increased during- Oct.ober at • jewelry, furnitxire r.nd household appliance stores.-; At jorolry stores thb c o l l e c t i o n ratio rose two points to-34 "per cent, while a t furniture and household appliance s t o r e s the collection.ratios vere. 36 per cent ftnd 36- -..er cent, respectiyeiy, the highest on record-for these two. kinds of retail outlet. •- - " . - • -/ " " . Installment Ac-courts Outstanding and C o l - l e c t i o n R a t i o s A c c o u n t s o u t s t a n d i n g s t end of month • ' "Decern g j . 1939 = 100 Household Jewelry Furniture appliance stores. - . stores.. stores 1 •76 -73 " 70 69 J u i - u - r y . .V ' GO -February March April --55" %sy • 55 ' June • . 51 July ^ . A u g u s t -. • . J K -^pterbe'r 4847. -•8. Collection ratios' 1/ Household appliance stores Furniture stores 1415 - 15 15 . • . • . ' ' " 26 50. 51 45. 64 • 65.. • 65; 79" 1-6 18 .17 41 56 ?? 29 25 25 Id 17 15 13 11 10 65 58 ,53 . 51 •49 48 . 46 45"45'-. 46 50 58/. ' 15 : 17. '• " 16 " 17 .. -18 . 19 18 • 20 - 20 2221.. 21 , PI 22 . 21 £2 ^ ' 21 •2i. ;• •' & . 22 ' ' • 2.3 £5' ."22 22:.. - 5-6 5?'. 55 49; 47. 45.. 44 43 r44 51 22 20' ' • 51 • ;• . 22 , 20 • . 5 4 £3 - ' " ss " - ; S8 23 ' • • 30" 26 . -/25 . • •: 50 58 24 51 .29 "5 1 51' 52 . . 24 52 ,r?o . .'•24 25.' ; • ' ' ' 4 2 '' r - Seised; 1 / Inst-lr.cnt c o l l e c t i o n s c u r i n g r . - r t - - c e e i n n l n c of-r.onx:i. 18 - Jewelry •stores 59 54 50 45 .25 "-A" -41. .42 . . " 51 30 50.. 51 .55' 55 54. 54 55 • 57 : 39 .. 55 , cent j f a c c o u n t s ontstanain-- at
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