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FEDERAL e statistical G. 10 RESERVE release For immediate r e l e a s e March 28, 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) February January February 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) 11 .14 10.81 10.86 Mobile homes (84 months) 11 .83 11.99 11.92 O t h e r consumer goods (24 months) 12 .95 12.87 12.94 Other p e r s o n a l e x p e n d i t u r e s (12 months) 13 .23 13.45 13.40 C r e d i t card plans 16..89 16 .91 16.90 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 243 b a n k s r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e s u r v e y i n F e b r 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 , 234; m o b i l e homes, 6 1 ; o t h e r consumer g o o d s , 192; 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 , 230; 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 e a c h 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 as 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 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 ) .