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BOARD .OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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July 1, 1959

CONSUMER INSTALMENT CREDIT AT. COMERCIAL BANKS
M Y 1959 '

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Consumer instalment credit outstanding at commercial banks
continued to expand in May, and at the end of the month reached an
estimated $13,568million, $2*6 million above the end of Aprils All
types of credit we re up from a month ago. Automobile credit increased
vlijO million in May, as compared with $168 million in April* \
The volume of credit extended during the month was
million less than .in the preceding month, reflecting declines in automobile
credit and personal loans.
Consumer Instalment Credit at Commercial Banks
(estimates. In millions of dollars)
Amounts out•standing
Voluine" extended.
Chdnge from;
Change from:
Month , Year
Month ,• Year } May
May 30,
.
ago
ago
' ago
1959
1959

Type of credit

Automobile paper
Purchased
h,2hh
Direct
' 2,39$
Other consumer loods paper
2,392
Repair and modernization loans . 1,6L9
Personal loans
2,88$
Total

13,568

90 +
+ 5o +
* 3U +
+ 33 -i+ b9 +
+ 256

290
181
106
118
bo6

+ 119
+ 60

150
- 9
-10
269
+
269
h
+12
130
393 ' -la

+ 1.,101 1,511

+ 2b

+ 25
+ 56

-hh

Federal Reserve District:
1 H- 19
697 j
2,287 ) +. 27
9k 7 ' • 17

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta

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f

.

-6
-11
- 5

+ 18

922 j + 15 + , 55
100
22 + 105 - Ill
98h
1,123 | + 20 + 133 ' 129;

- 2
0
- 1

+ 21
+ 20
+ 16

j + hi + 137
' + 13
.. h2
+
1- + 18
? 73

+ 5
+ 7

* 62
+
13
; + 13

Uo
1-U3
82

Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis

1,869
599
528

Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

686 'j H- 11 + " 8U
707 j + 12 >
30
1.77
2,219 j
35




j

+ 13

• 82
2bb
99 ,

'+

225
66
65
78
. 83
229

*
. - 8
- 6
-22

+ ho

j

+
,n
+ 9
+ lt8