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Show Average Family Prefers To Buy At Home The American public today would rather buy at home than travel long distances. Domestic Commerce, Com-merce, bulletin of the U. S. Department De-partment of Commerce, reports the increase of retail outlets during dur-ing the period from 1929 to 1939 by 20 per cent. Population increased in-creased only 7 per cent during that time. Only 74 persons were required for the theoretical support sup-port of each retail establishment in 1939 compared with 83 required re-quired in 1929. Each of the retail outlets received re-ceived $23,750 as its pro rata annual an-nual share of retail business in 1939, or approximately $79 a day. This was about 15 per cent better bet-ter than in 1935. The average family, which according ac-cording to latest census reports is composed of 3.8 persons, spent more than $1,200 in 1939 or approximately ap-proximately $4 a day. Based on the figures released, the family spends 24.2 per cent with the food group; 1.9, general stores (with food); 13.5, general merchandise; 7.8, apparel; 4.1, furniture household house-hold radio; 13.2, automotive; 6.7 filling stations; 6.5, lumber biuld-ing biuld-ing hardware; 8.4, eating and drinking places; 3.7, drug stores; 10.0, other stores. |