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September" 5 , 1946

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Instalment accounts outstanding a t f u r n i t u r e s t o r e s at the
end - of J u l y r e m a i n e d a t t h e J u n e l o v e l y whl.le t h o s e a t
d e c r e a s e d by a b o u t t h e c u s t o m a r y s e a s o n a l a m o u n t ,

jewe l r v s t o r e s

Housohold a p p l i a n c e .—

s t o r e a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e i n c r e a s e d s l i g h t l y , and c o n t i n u e d s u b s t a n t i a l l y
h i g h e r t h a n i n 1945.

At . f u r n i t u r e s t o r e s , t h e a m o u n t . o u t s t a n d i n g on '-

•July 31 was 26 p e r c e n t 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 •
earlier,

a s compared w i t h 31 p e r c e n t a t j e w e l r y s c o r e s .
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 and - h o u s e h o l d .

appliance s t o r e s increased during J u l y , r e s u l t i n g i n ' c o l l e c t i o n r a t i o s
of 27 p e r c e n t and 55, p e r cent;,- r e s p e c t i v e l y ,

Jewelry s t o r e

collections

d u r i n g t h e iponth w e r e 3 1 p e r c e n t of 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 on
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