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Instalment, accounts -receivable a t f u r n i t u r e s t o r e s increased slightly^
i n May, w h i l e t h o s e a t j e w e l r y s t o r e ' s , r e m a i n e d a t > U
month.

l e v e l of the, p r e c e d i n g

Amounts o u t s t a n d i n g on May 31 a t b o t h k i n d s o f r e t a i l o u t l e t w e r e .

n e a r l y o n e - f o u r t h l a r g e r , t h a n on t h e ' c o r r e s p o n d i n g d a t e a y e a r a g o .

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hold appliance s t o r e accounts r e c e i v a b l e i n c r e a s e d f o r . t h e f i r s t time i n
s e v e r a l - m o n t h s , end c o n t i n u e d w e l l abtive l a s t y e a r ' s l e v e l .
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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 , a t f u r n i t u r e s t o r e s i n c r e a s e d .

d u r i n g t h e . m o n t h , b u t t h e c o l l e c t i o n r a t i o r e m a i n e d , unchanged a t 28 p e r c e n t .

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• At j e w e l r y s t o r e s t h e c o l l e c t i o n r a t i o , o f 33 p e r c e n t was o n e . p o i n t h i g h e r
t h a n i n "tie preceding month.
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C o l l e c t i o n s " , # household a p p l i a n c e s t o r e s -during

p e r c e n t o f 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 t h e b e g i n n i n g of

t h e ; m o n t h , a s compared w i t h 56. per. c e n t , i n A p r i l and .40 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 of 1 9 4 6 .

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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 and C o l l e c t i o n R a t i o s

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