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FEDERAL

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RESERVE

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statistical

G.ll

release

For

immediate release
June 28, 1973

Finance Rate and Other Terms on New and Used Car Instalment Credit Contracts
Purchased from Dealers by Major Auto Finance Companies

Customer rate
(per cent per annum)
New
Used
Total

Period

Average maturity
(months)
New
Used
Total

A v e r a g e amount
financed
(dollars)
New
Used
Total

Ratio of amount
financed to wholesale value
(per cent)
New
Used
Total

1972
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

12.07
11.99
11.92
11.87
11.86
11.85
11.84
11.85
11.88
11.86
11.89
11.92

16.17
16.27
16.32
16.40
16.47
16.52
16.57
16.62
16.71
16.67
16.78
16.87

13.09
13.06
13.02
13.00
13.01
13.01
13.02
13.04
13.08
13.06
13.11
13.15

34.9
34.9
35.0
35.0
35.0
35.1
35.1
35.2
35.0
34.9
34.9
34.9

29.2
29.2
29.1
29.1
29.0
28.9
28.8
28.6
28.3
28.2
28.0
27.9

33 .5
33 .5
33 .5
33 .5
33 .5
33 .6
33 .5
33 .6
33 .3
33 .2
33 .2
33 .2

3,014
3,018
3,029
3,058
3,075
3,119
3,141
3,116
3,101
3,186
3,179
3,208

1,645
1,645
1,645
1,648
1,668
1,676
1,692
1,671
1,629
1,692
1,706
1,729

2,447
2,456
2,482
2,521
2,561
2,609
2,641
2,600
2,566
2,702
2,675
2,710

86
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
87

97
98
99
99
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
99

89
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90

January
February
March
April

11.89
11.86
11.85
11.88

16
16
16
16

.08
.20
.32
.44

12.93
12.94
12.96
13.02

34.9
35.0
35.1
35.2

29.6
29.6
29.5
29.4

33.6
33.7
33.7
33.8

May

3,200
3,199
3,184
3,201

11.91

16 .52

13.06

35.3

29.4

33.8

3,225

1,789
1,794
1,787
1,792
1.815

2,668
2,666
2,678
2,704
2,738

87
87
87
88
88

98
99
99
99
99

90
90
90
91
91

1973

Note:

are reported on an annual percentage rate basis as specified in the Federal Reserve Board 1 s
(Truth-in-Lend ing)
Data on the amount financed exclude finance charges.