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BOARD OF GOV3RIT0R3 OF THE F3D-SRAL Ri'^RVE SYSTEM
Tune

G.18

5,

i960

COifSUT-3R DiSTAia-TP CREDIT A T COr::.3ClAL BANKS
APRIL I960

Consumer instalment credit held by commercial banks continued
to 'increase in April, and at the end of the month amounted to $13,402
million. This estimate was :;263 million larger than a month earlier,
representing increases in all types of credit. Lost of the increase
occurred in'- automobile credit and personal loans. •
Credit extended during April amounted to f, 1,600 million, £89
million• above a month earlier and ;.4l million above a year earlier.
Consumer Instalment Credit at Commercial Banks
(Jstimates.
In millions of dollars)

Type of credit

A m o u n t s outstanding
!
Change from:
Apr. ?0, ! ' Month j Year
!
ago
I960
!

'

Automobile paper
4,977
2,564

Other consumer goods crrer
Repair and modernization loans
Personal loans.
Total

2,567
1,948

+ 21

+
+

257
228

+25
+11
-r' 8
247
1 2 2 | +13

+

+

467

4 4 8 I" + 3 2

+21
+16
-13
- 4
+21

+89

+41

j

+101

+

736

|

+ 67

+

340

1

3,246
15,402

+

5
69

i

Boston

774
2,524

Philadelphia

1,011

Cleveland
Richmond
• Atlanta

| +
1 +.

300

89
258

+

123

104

+ 2 3 . j+

136

+ 24

160

111
119

j

+

144

136

1,047

+16. ' +

94

I

+ -39

1i +

317

665
580

1
!

+ 11
+ 11

' t
+

65
97

?:anscs City
.Dallas

789
849
2,621

!
j
|

+

f

2,187

|

.

+ 21
+ 35
+ 19

• Chicago
St. Louis
""Minneapolis

f

.




1,600

'

|

1,098
1,257

490 I
293 |

+2,028

.±265

Federal Reserve District:
^

Volume extended
Change from:
Month Year
ago •
I960

+ 11

+

97

18

+

93

+ 35

+

402

-

225

63
62
84
96
248

+ 9

+17
+ 6
+ 9

+ 1
+

|+

l .

9
5

+ 9
+12

+ 8
+ 7

+ 5

+23
+ 8
+ 3

+. 1
+ 6
+ 5

- 2
+ 2
- 1

- X- 7

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