The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.
September" 5 , 1946 G,17.2 i Ret a i 1 ^Instalment C r e d i t - a t F u r n i t u r e , Household A p p l i a n c e , a n a - J e w e l r y S t o r e s . , - J U X 1 9 4 6 - . : : ' , - . 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 t h e f i r s t of t h e month I 8 , <• . 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 A c c o u n t s o u t s t a n d i n g at: end of month 'Dcceir.bor 51, 1939 = 100 r Household Jewelry Furniture appliance stores .stores stores 42 42 "41 . 42 • ' 43 . -45.-' 48. 4 4 4 . " 44 ' * 43 42 • .42 ' 42 42 . 42 : 41 42. 44". 46 .50 48% 49 50 51 ' 52 . 53. 53' V .1 •4 4 4 " 4 4 5 . 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 ' ratios l/ Household Furniture" storess , 24 23. • 44 ' ' 24 43 44'. . ; - 24 . . 26 . -45 - '• 24 • • 49 ' 23. . 71 - 5 5 5 -5 5 5 5 . , Collection .Jewelry .stores, appliance. "Stores 28. .29 . 32 . .36 . 37 . . 39 . • 30 " 31 31 32 34 34 49 29 ' 35 , "21. 62 . 28. -- 32 j , 55- ' 21- • . 32 .'36 ' •24 * 51 ; '30 36 ' , 49" . • . 22 ' 33 • 40 : 60. • ' .33 ' 43 50 r:2^ \ 31 "42 24 48 , ' 31 . ' 4 8 ' . 23 • 46 - ' 30 49 .23 . 52 • * • • . 31 27 45."35 ' " 51 . 48, . • . ' 27 46 40 - 24 - •. 76 . 68. " 63" 61 62 63 '• 65 - 63\ . . ; •• 24- . 27 ' 28. 27 26 " . 27 r52 r54 . * 56 55 55 55- 32 29 32 32 33 - 32 : 3i • j l i a i i r . t r j r - Revised. I n s t a l m e n t c o l l v c t i o n L d u r i n g month a s jp^r c~nt of a c c o u n t s o u t s t a n d i n g a t : b e g i n n i n g of m o n t h , . ? A : ' ^ - 6 . E" <ti$: •AdvHen