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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
G.18

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June 2) 195U

" CONSULAR E-JSTALH5NT CREDIT AT COijLERCIAL BANKS
APRIL 19$h
Consumer instalment credit held by commercial banks
continued to decline, but at a slower rate than in recent months.
The amount outstanding on April 30 was 8,1*17 million dollars,
35 million less than a month .ago but 131 million above a year
ago. The monthly decrease reflected declines for all types of
credit except personal loans. The latter increased for the
third successive month. •
The volume of credit extended during April declined
• slightly from a month ago as a result of decreases in extensions
of direct automobile paper and personal loans.

Consumer Instalment Credit at Commercial. Banks
(Estimates. In millions of dollars)

Type of credit
Automobile paper
Purchased
Direct
Other consumer goods paper
Repair and modernization loans
Personal loans

Amounts outstanding
Change from:
Apr.
Month
Year
30,
195k • aeo
1,980
1,79U
1,862
1,2#
1,529

Total '

-1U
- 5
-25
- 1
+10 •
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+ 78
- 27

Volume extended
Change from;
195L Month Year .
ago
ago
+ 5
-12

- 9h

+ 92
+ 82

183
198
189
79
221

+ 3
-30

+ k'

- 88
- 59
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- 12
+ 5

+131

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+ 70

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- 33
- 6

+ 23
+ 19
- 2

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57

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- 15
- 13

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- 10

127

Federal Reserve District:
- Boston .
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
• ' Minneapolis
;

Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco




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