Show Eat Eat Eat SPECIAL TO CLIPPER Incomes in Davis Count County were up in the past year and and as a result consumer spending spending spending spend spend- ing continued at a high level THE FIGURES show that many local merchants equalled or exceeded their previous years year's volume due in part to the higher prices for goods and services services Just how much was spent by local families for food cars furniture clothing and other commodities is detailed in m a anew anew anew new market data report released released released re re- re- re leased by the Standard Rate and Data Service It gives comparable figures for fam- fam in all parts of the coun coun- try IN DAVIS County food stores got a sizeable piece of the retail retail retail re re- re- re tail dollar They accounted for approximately 27 cents out of every dollar that was spent Elsewhere in the United States 21 cents went for food and in inthe inthe inthe the Mountain States 20 cents FOR GROCERY stores su- su and other food emporia in the area it added up to a sales volume of as against the prior years year's 22 This was solely for take-home take food It does not include expenditures expenditures expenditures ex ex- in outside eating and drinking places IF THIS TIllS outlay for food were divided equally among all local families it would average 1136 1136 1136 1 per family Compared with the expenditure expendi expendi- ture for food in most other areas of oC the country this was wasa a relatively large amount THE report shows that consumer buying of other kinds of merchandise was also sturdier sturdier sturdier dier than might have been expected Sales of oC automobiles motorcycles motorcycles motorcycles motor motor- cycles boats and other automotive automotive automotive auto auto- motive equipment amounted to DEPARTMENT stores and other shops carrying general Continued on 2 Eat Continued from front page merchandise accounted for Cor 3 Apparel stores and specialty shops handling dresses hats shoes and other articles of clothing ended the year with witha a total of SALES OF furniture household household household house house- hold appliances and home furnishings furnishings fur fur- came to In recent months reports indicate indicate indicate indi indi- cate consumers across the country are showing more restraint restraint restraint re re- re- re in their spending reflecting re- re reflecting reflecting re re- their concern over the war and inflation |