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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
G-.iS •.

February 2, 1959
CONSUMER INSTALMENT CREDIT AT COMMERCIAL BANKS
DECEMBER 1958

Consumer i n s t a l m e n t c r e d i t held "by commercial banks
i n c r e a s e d f u r t h e r i n December t o an estimated $12,730 m i l l i o n
a t the month-end. A l l types of c r e d i t were l a r g e r than a month
e a r l i e r , except r e p a i r and modernization*loans. T o t a l b a l a n c e s
- a t the year-end d e c l i n e d f r a c t i o n a l l y from the year-ego l e v e l .
C r e d i t extended during December was 17. per c e n t above*
November and 10 p e r c e n t above a year e a r l i e r .
Consumer I n s t a l m e n t C r e d i t a t Commercial.Banks
( E s t i m a t e s . I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )

Type of c r e d i t

Amounts o u t s t a n d i n g
Chanrto from:
Month Year
3R0
eco

Dec. 31j
1958

Automobile paper
;• Purchased
3,938
Direct
i ' 2,191
Other consumer goods paper
2,324
Repair and modernization loans
1,613
2,664
P e r s o n a l loans

+
+
+
+

21 -192
22 - 3 4
28 -143
1 + 33
43 +313

• 12.730 I +113

• - Total

-'23

Volume extended
Change from:
Month Year
ago
a%o

Dec.
1958

45
50
31
7
78

+ 16
+ 38
+ 12
0
+ 55-

: 362
240
266
94
395

+
+
+
+

1,357'

+197

+121

69
215
• 94

+ 12
+ 23
+ 23

+ 5
+ 27
+ 19

Boston
New York
-Philadelphia

i .
1
% ! + 1 - 15
2,181 i + 3 + 21
+ 1 3 + 11
- 898'

Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta

869
914 .
1,045

+ 6
+ 10
+ 14

- 49
+ 34
+ 58

89
106
125

+ 17
+ 18
+ 11

+ 9
+• 5
+ 14

1,739
5^6
482

+ 18
+ 5
+ 5

-124
- 7
+ 42

184
58
53

+ 26
+ 9
+ 7

+
+
+

632
669
2,070

.+ 6
'+ 6
+ 26

+ 50
- 21
- 23

F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t :

Chicago
St., Louis
Minneapolis

^

. Kansas.City
Dallas
San F r a n c i s c o




+ 8
70
+. 16
77
. 217 • + 27

6
4
3

+ 4
+ 5
+ 20