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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 .
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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

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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




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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

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