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OVCOV,-

FEDERAL
statistical

G.10

RESERVE
release
For immediate r e l e a s e
May 31, 1978

INTEREST RATES ON SELECTED CONSUMER INSTALMENT LOANS
AT REPORTING COMMERCIAL BANKS
I n t e r e s t R a t e ( P e r c e n t per annum)
April
March
April
1977
1978
1978

D i r e c t Consumer Loans
New a u t o m o b i l e s (36 months)

10.82

10.82

10.87

Mobile homes (84 months)

11.73

11.82

11.94

O t h e r consumer goods (24 months)

12.92

12.96

13.00

Other personal expenditures
(12 months)

13.41

13.43

13.55

C r e d i t card plans

16.91

17.01

17.02

NOTE:

The i n t e r e s t r a t e s shown in t h i s r e l e a s e a r e based on a survey cond u c t e d by t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e System, w i t h 242 banks r e s p o n d i n g t o
t h e s u r v e y i n A p r i l . Banks r e p o r t i n g i n each c a t e g o r y numbered: new
a u t o m o b i l e s , 238; mobile homes, 68; o t h e r consumer goods, 194; o t h e r
p e r s o n a l e x p e n d i t u r e s , 236; c r e d i t c a r d p l a n s , 165. A l l r a t e s shown
r e p r e s e n t s i m p l e unweighted a v e r a g e s of each b a n k ' s "most common"
r a t e charged d u r i n g t h e f i r s t f u l l c a l e n d a r week of t h e month i n each
l o a n c a t e g o r y . The "most common" r a t e i s d e f i n e d a s the r a t e charged
on t h e l a r g e s t d o l l a r volume of l o a n s i n t h e p a r t i c u l a r c a t e g o r y
d u r i n g t h e s u r v e y week. R a t e s r e p o r t e d a r e " a n n u a l p e r c e n t a g e r a t e s "
as s p e c i f i e d by R e g u l a t i o n Z ( T r u t h - i n - L e n d i n g ) .