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mmSM r F E D E R A L Mfv "0 «ST4 i . v s t a t i s t i c a l . s ^_S E R V b ' 2a r e l e a s e • May 6 , 1974 CONSUMER—INSTALMENT CREDIT AT COMMERCIAL BANKS MfcRCH 1974 Extensions of consumer instalment c r e d i t a t commercial banks increased 775 m i l l i o n from February, to March, with automobile loans r e p r e s e n t i n g n e a r l y o n e - h a l f the g a i n . . Instalment c r e d i t h e l d by commercial banks d e c l i n e d $14 m i l l i o n in March, to $69,232 m i l l i o n . Moderate i n c r e a s e s in mobile home and personal loan o u t s t a n d i n g s were more than o f f s e t by a r e d u c t i o n in the l e v e l s of automobile paper and c r e d i t card holdings. Consumer Instalment Credit at Commercial Banks ( E s t i m a t e s , in m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s ) Amounts o u t s t a n d i n g Volume extended Change from: Change from: Type of c r e d i t Mar. 31 Mar. Month Year Month Year 1974 1974 ago ago ago Automobile paper, t o t a l Purchased Direct '; Other consumer goods: Credit cards Mobile homes Other Home improvement loans Personal l o a n s : C h e c k - c r e d i t Other Total 30,760 - 38 +2,593 2,203 +363 -406 18,775 11,985 + 5 - 43 + 1 , 8 2 4 1,329+ 769 874 +218 +145 -198 -208 6,667 7,333 6,082 3,958 2,169 12,263 -103 + 48 + 19 + 21 - 4 + 43 +1,424 1,156 +1,298 249 + 793 486 + 420 189 + " 334 276 + 982 1 , 0 5 3 +100 + 20 + 89 + 40 + 17 +146 >201 - 37 . - 54 + 3 + 22 - 7 „ 69,232 - 14 +7,844 5,612 +775 -278 2,667 7,827 4,118 5,251 7,069 7,999 - 2 - 13 - 14 + 14 - 2 + 9 + + + + + + + 36 +116 + 33 + 71 + 79 + 53 -X 17 - 48 ' - 30 - 13 - - 79 - 81 + + + - +1,212 757 + 313 285 + 162 155 + 376 ' 354 + 320 "388 +1,231 999 ' Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t : Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland " Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San F r a n c i s c o • 9,214 3,607 2,009 4,022 4,296 11,153 15 15 26 4 2 56 284 779 581 738 853 995 221 632 286 393 517 625 + 92 + 54 + 36 + 38 + 49 +118 + 6 - 13 + 5 + 3; - 9 - 2 .