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EGAS] GF GGl'ERIICRS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE- SYSTEM
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O c t o b e r s , 19^2
. R e t a i l I n s t a l m e n t C r e d i t a t F u r n i t u r e and Household Appliance S t o r e s
AUGUST 1952
I n s t a l m e n t accounts o u t s t a n d i n g a t f u r n i t u r e s t o r e s continued
t o i n c r e a s e - s l i g h t l y during August. Balances a t t h e month-end were
about 2 per cent above those of J u l y 3 1 and about 15 per cent above the
l e v e l of a year ago. Household appliance s t o r e s a l s o r e p o r t e d an i n crease of about 2 per cent i n instalment- accounts o u t s t a n d i n g f r e e
July 31 to t h e end of August. Outstanding balances on August 31 v;ere
about G.per cent above a year ago.
C o l l e c t i o n s on i n s t a l m e n t - i c e c u n t s o u t s t a n d i n g a t f u r n i t u r e
s t o r e s amounted t o 1? per cent of f i r s t - c f - m o n t h b a l a n c e s , the same as
i n the tv:o preceding months b u t 2 p o i n t s belov: a year ago. The c o r r e s ponding r a t i o f o r household a p p l i a n c e s t o r e s i n August v*as 11 per c e n t ,
.1 p o i n t belc;.- b o t h a month ago and a year ago.
Indexes of I n s t a l m e n t Accounts Outstanding a t End of Month
19u7-1?!j9 average = 100 .
FL^ITURE:
19S0
1951
1952.
KCIEEHOID.APPIZAhCE:
1950.
1951
.,1952/
|
J a n . ( F e b . | Har.{Apr.| hay |i June j J u l y | Aug. (Sept. |Oct. |Nov. Dec.
.1LG
161
153
163
231
197
1L6
157
1^9
1L3
152
lh7
161: 167
226 213
109 1G2
150
1L9
1L7
15U
116
152
172 179
212 20^
180 .131
l6p
1^9
156 160 16L
ILL ' l W IW.
1 # l 6 o 163
169
Il3
167
1L6
1#
1^9
137 199
20^ .197
1 # 20b
231
200
235
202
23b . 236
203 2 ^
219
197
209
Instalment Collection Ratios
I n s t a l m e n t c o l l e c t i o n s during month as percentage of accounts o u t s t a n d i n g a t beginning of month
I
1
I
I
HOUSEHOLD APP UAKG2:'
'1950
1951
'195:2
5
J a n . | ? e b . j ,:ar.
ii
FTJRhlTURE: 1950'
.1951 .
1952
Oct. Jllov. (Dec.
10
10
10
10
11
10 ./LI
10
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
10
11
12
10
11
11
11.
12
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
11
11
13
11
11
13
12
11
13
10
12
12
11
12
12
11 '
12
11
10
12
• 11
12
10
12
10
12
12
12
13
NOTE.:—Figures f o r August 1952 a r e p r e l i m i n a r y and. s u b j e c t t o r e v i s i o n .
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