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BOARD OF BOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE^SYSTEM G.17.2 July 7 , 19U9 Retail Instalment Credit a t F u r n i t u r e / Household Appliance, and J e w e l r y Stores MAY 19U9 Instalment accounts • outstanding at furniture stores o n May 3 1 s h o w e d a s e a s o n a l rise from the end of month. store balances also Household appliance t h e g a i n vms s o m e w h a t l e s s than that At r e c e i v a b l e were a t jewelry level stores for the accounts third reported consecutive month. of jewelry store a year e a r l i e r , balances, The May i n s t a l m e n t kinds month. of year. same stores c o n t i n u e d wo11 increase small—about 2 per collection but ratios for the in cent. three: b u s i n e s s were unchanged from, t h o s e f o r t h e preceding The r a t i o outstanding and in,Lay last about the The y e a r - t o - y e a r h o w e v e r , was preceding The a m o u n t o u t s t a n d i n g . a t b o 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 above t h a t the increased, of collections d u r i n g / t h e month t o a c c o u n t s o n I.lay 1 w a s l U p e r c e n t a t jewelry stores, and 13 per c e n t a t both household appliance furniture stores. . I n s t a l m e n t Accounts 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 outstanding at end of i c e r . b e r J>1, 1939 = 100 Household Jewelry'. Furniture appliance stores 84 89 7.3 lo 60" 81 -83 65 70 110 8-5 91 67 92 98 lb 90 90 9b 108 "112 116 117 103 112 118 12L 122 128 128 130 1U0 131 131 13U 129 128 129 136 123 126 n?collections rin? of month. 133 139 138 142 9U 95 99 10% 106 117 156 1L3 137 13k 130 131 131 129 127 128 127 137 16U 152 1U0 133 133 133 1/ Collection ratios. Furniture stores 19 20 18 17 17 19 19 18 16 iu lU 15 15 Household appliance 2U 2b 25 23' 21 22 22 21 21 19 17 18 17 18 •1U 14 17 17 17 lU lU 15 15 12 • 12' lU 1 lb lb 13 13 16 16 15 iu lb d u r i n g month a s p e r c e n t a g e of . a c c o u n t s o u t s t a n d i n g a t •
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