| Show Munch Away At AtIn In Groceries SPECIAL TO CLIPPER How much is the average family in Davis County spending spending spending spend spend- ing per year in local retail stores How does the spending spending spending spend spend- ing pattern locally compare with that in other areas of the country ANSWERS to these questions are provided by the Standard Rate and Data Service in its annual report on consumer markets just released It reveals for each community community community com com- the amount that was spent in the past year for food clothing cars furniture and other commodities BECAUSE most Davis County County County Coun Coun- ty families were in relatively good financial shape thanks to rising incomes their pur pur- chasing power continued to tobe tobe tobe be high despite the inroads caused by inflation The figures for the local area show that more money was spent in grocery stores meat markets supermarkets delicatessens bakeries and other food emporia than in any other direction The biggest biggest biggest big big- gest part of the consumer dollar dollar dollar dol dol- dol- dol lar went for food THE SALES volume in these stores came to a grant total of In addition to this outlay a sizeable amount was spent in lunch rooms restaurants and other places where food and drink are consumed on the premises IN EFFECT approximately 26 cents out of every dollar spent in local retail stores was for take home food It was more than in many com com- Throughout the United States generally 22 cents was so- so spent and in the state of Utah 19 cents ON A per family basis if the total food bill were distributed equally among the local population it would have amounted to per family for the year The report gives figures also on the amount of busi busi- ness done by other types of retail stores in the local area THOSE SELLING cars and other automotive equipment had sales totaling General merchandise and department stores reported a volume of as against in 1969 THOSE specializing in wearing wearing wearing wear wear- ing apparel accounted for 2 The previous years year's total wa was Sales of furniture and other home furnishings added up to Last year they amounted to |
