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FEDERAL
s t a t i s t

RESERVE

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r e l e a s e

For immedi;ate r e l e a s e
November 1 0 , 1 9 7 2

, C.IQ

INTEREST RATES CHARGED ON SELECTED TYPES OF BANK LOANS
Type of Loan
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'Small| s h o r t - t e b m n o n i n s t a l m e n t
-loahs to b u s i n e s s e s I f
Farm p r o d u c t i o n l o a n s ( o n e (
y e a t o r l e s s m a t u r i t y ) i [' j
Feeder C a t t l e operations j >
Other farm p r o d u c t i o n
j :operating expenses
f.
Consumer i n s t a l m e n t c r e d i t f o r :
Mew a u t o m o b i l e s , ( 3 6 m o n t h s )
M o b i l e homes ( 8 4 m o n t h s )
Other consumer goods
(24 m o n t h s )
Other personal e x p e n d i t u r e s
(12 m o n t h s )
Credit card plans

I n t e r e s t r a t e ( p e r c e n t p e r anbum)
January
September
October
1972
1972
, 1972 j

:

7.. 3 1

7, , 4 4

7 ., 4 4

' 7.• 5 5 ;

7, , 5 5

7. , 5 6

7. 63

7., 7 5

1 \ ,72

1 0 . 26
1 0 . 94

10, , 0 2
10. , 6 7

1 0 .. 0 1
1 0 . , 66

152. 5 7

1 2 ., 4 7

1 2 ., 3 8

, 1 2 -,70
17. . 2 5

' 1 2 ., 7 0
1 7 ., 2 3

1%,.74
17. 11

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The i n t e r e s t r a t e s shown on t h i s r e l e a s e a r 6 b a s e d on a s u r v e y
c o n d u c t e d j o i n t l y b y t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e S y s t e m and t h e F e d e r a l D e p o s i t
I n s u r a n c e C o r p o r a t i o n of l o a n s made 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 w e e k
of e a c h month by a s a m p l e of 370 i n s u r e d c o m m e r c i a l b a n k s .
They 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 t h e "most" 1 common", e f f e c t i v e a n n u a l r a t e . r e p o r t e d by r e s p o n d e n t s , i n e a c h l o a n c a t e g o r y .
T h e "rnos f t 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 v o l u m e of l o a n s i n t h e u
p a r t i c u l a r c a t e ' o g o r y d u r i n g t h e week c o v e r e d i n t h e s u r v e y .
Consumer
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i n ; t h e ' F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B o a r d ' s R e g u l a t i o n Z.
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