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FEDERAL
statistical
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RESERVE
release

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G.10

For immediate r e l e a s e
March 2, 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 p e r annum)
January
December
January
1977
1977
1978
D i r e c t Consumer Loans
New a u t o m o b i l e s (36 months)

10.99

10.91

10.81

Mobile homes (84 months)

11.79

11.95

11.99

O t h e r consumer goods (24 months)

12.87

13.05

12.87

Other p e r s o n a l e x p e n d i t u r e s
(12 months)

13.37

13.60

13.45

16.93

16.91

16.91

Credit card plans

NOTE:

The i n t e r e s t r a t e s shown i n t h i s r e l e a s e a r e b a s e d on a s u r v e y 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 J a n u a r y . Banks r e p o r t i n g i n e a c h c a t e g o r y numbered:
new a u t o m o b i l e s , 233; m o b i l e homes, 60; o t h e r consumer g o o d s , 188;
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 , 234; c r e d i t c a r d p l a n s , 166. A l l r a t e s
shown r e p r e s e n t s i m p l e u n w e i g h t e d a v e r a g e s of each b a n k ' s "most
common" r a t e c h a r g e d 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 t h e r a t e
c h a r g e d 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 gory d u r i n g the survey week. Rates r e p o r t e d a r e "annual p e r c e n t a g e
r a t e s " a s 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 ) .