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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF -THE FEDERAL RESERVE
G.18.1

A # # t , 3 . 1951

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CONSUMER INSTADIENT CREDITS OF C O M I E I ^ S % ^
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At. the end of June • uJHSfi?l!51'lxnsialrient. c r e d i t outstanding' a t
commercial banks was down s l i g h t l y f o r .the e i g h t h consecutive month,
and amounted t o 5, L*8l m i l l i o n .dollars« • As. i n t h e -preceding month the
decline stemmed p r i n c i p a l l y from the drop i n r e t a i l instalment c r e d i t
I'or t h e purchase of consumer goods other than.automobiles, p a r t l y o f f se
y i n c r e a s e s i n most other types of c r e d i t . Compared with a year
e a r l i e r t o t a l balances were up 8 per cent*
Extensions of c r e d i t during•the month amounted t o 666 m i l l i o n
3 P e r cent l e s s than i n May and 13 per cent l e s s than i n June
CONSUMER INSTALMENT CREDITS OF COMMERCIAL BANKS, JUNE 1951
(Estimates# In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
Type of c r e d i t
Automobile r e t a i l
Purchased paper
Direct loans
Other r e t a i l
Purchased and d i r e c t
Repair and modernization loans
Personal instalment cash loans

Amounts outstanding
June
May
June
30,
31,
30,
195lp
1951P 1950

Volume extended
June
195lp

May
1951P

June
1950

11*2.3
159,1*

11*0.1* 165.5
166.0 183.8

1,161*

1,123
882
1,153

115.0
831* 61*.3
1,01*0 181*.5

131.5 151*. 1
61*. 9 82.1
180.3 182.8

5,1*81

5,1*89

665.5

259
1,010
328

1,008

259

326

21*3
29.7
915 120.9
328
39.2

Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta

361*
339
376

37k
339
377

336
325
31*3

1*1.7
1*1.9
l*l*.l*

Chicago
S t , Louis
Minneapolis

66l
259.

662
260
216

6ll*
237
.203

85.5
29.7
27.1*

Total

1,090

1,2l*6

l,2l*8 1,096

1,083

1,050

1,098

1,061*.

883

683.1

768.3

Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t :
Boston
New York
Philadelphia

Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
- - Pre liminary,



S 231*
W

1,12k

2311
21!
31*. 2
•308' ' • 2 6 | 1*5.5
1,129 1,063 125.1*

30.8 36,1*

12 l*.l* 11*0.9
1*8.9
37.7
1*6.7

1*0.6

52.8

1*8.1*

1*6.5

53.8

92.1*
32,3

95.1*
36.0
28.5

27.8

3 °.0

1*1*.5

35.1

1*1.1*

127.1* 150.7

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CONSmm INSTALMENT CREDITS OF COMMERCIAL BANKS
BY TYPE OF CREDIT
(Estimates•
Year and month

- Total

In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )

Automobile r e t a i l Other r e t a i l •Repair & Personal"
moderni- • i n s t a l • purchased
z a t i o n ment cash
and d i r e c t
Purchased D i r e c t

Outstanding a t end of period:

1,6 9k

6k
165
3i16
570
85U
l,lii3

288
1 k3
68
75
100
275
523
751
-952
1,267

23U
15U
89
Qk
12k
273
500
636
781
905

1,862
5)08U
5)291
5,lt93
5,685
5,756
5,661
5,615

• 992
i,o5o
1,110
I,lk3
1,177
1,180
1,159
l,li;3

1)035
1,096
1,158
1,217
1)251
1,251
1,2 3k
1,223

1,0-28
1,06k
1,112
1,178
1)258
1,282
1)261
1,267

80U
83U
851
872
891
905
907
905

5)6io

1,116
1,096
1,079
1,072
1,083
1,090.

1,219
1,222
1)232
1,21*2
1,218
1,2146

1,268
1)217
1)190
1,153
1,123
1,098

890
.877
87I4.
875
882
883

1.117
1.118
l,ll|l
l,lU8
1-153
1,16k

721
768
78 9
7 99
?82
61+7
517
562

lk8
165
.171
;.157
152
123
91
1
9U

i6k
18U
191
190
17U
132
101
1'17

163
151
167
187
211
166
12U
Ikl

7k
82
80
82
75
71
55
k8

172
183
177
183
170
155
lit 6
162

606
536
638
625
683
666

98
93
109
118
iho
lk2

137
132
160
153
166
160

lk7
117
123
125
132
115

kl
kl
5156
65
6k

177
153
19$
171
X
l 81f

8U5
516
557
•7k2
l',591
2,701
3)563
li,itl6
k,6k5

1950 - May .
June
JulyAugust
September
October
November
December
1951 - January
February
March
April
May p
June p

U51
28 9
226
2b7
315
57 2
796
870
-9ltU
1,107

• • 310
123
79
96
139
306
536
736
• 915
1,223

19U1
19k2
19h3
19UU
19it5
19U6
19U7
19U8
19ii9
1950

5)53e
5; 516
5,181

111
136:
• - 5U
•

5

5

1)003

1,0&0
1,060

1,083^
1 1C
> W
1,105^

1,100
1,107

Volume extended during month:
L950 - May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1951

January
February
March
April
May p
June p

p—Preliminary,