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BOARD CF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM N o v ^ i ^ r 4, 1952 G.18.1 CONSUMER INSTALMENT CREDITS OF^COMMERCIAL jwv 1 1# rnmmmmMSi* v • All types of consumer- insta-lmefit- -credit outstanding banks ^ increased..during September-.. The• l a r g e s t - g a i n of~ 43 million'''dollars reported i n automobile c r e d i t . Other r e t a i l c r e d i t increased 31 m i l l i o n and r e p a i r and modernization loans and personal instalment cash loans each increased 26 m i l l i o n . The t o t a l amount of instalment c r e d i t outstanding on September 30 was estimated at 6,1*81 million d o l l a r s , a gain of 2 per cent from the l e v e l of the preceding month-end. Compared with a year ago, the amount outstanding on September 30 was up about 19 per c e n t . Extensions of consumer instalment c r e d i t increased about 3 psr cent i n September, fallowing decreases i n July and August. The September volume was about 28 per cent above a year ago. CONSUMER INSTALMENT CREDITS OF COMMERCIAL BANKS, SEPTEMBER 1 9 # • (Estimates. ' In millions of d o l l a r s ) Type of credit- Volume extend ed Amounts outstanding Sept. Sept. , Au §* ' 30, . 3 1 , . 30, ; 1951 195>2p 1952p Sept. 1952p Aug., . Sept. I952p 1951 189.6 184.3 172.5 149.8. 178>0" 166.0 Automobile r e t a i l Purchased paper Direct loans 1,327 1,383 1,29b ' 1,373 1,105 1,239 Other r e t a i l Purchased and d i r e c t Repair and modernization loans Personal instalment cash loans 1,214 1,101 1,456 1,183 .1,075 1,130 1,004 171.2 911 105.1 1,181 223.1 174.9 126.2 66,8 101.3 221.9 173.4 6,481 ' 6,355 ??hkq873.3 848.6 682.2 Total 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 Francisco p—Preliminary. 279 1,153 348 274 1,126 341 253 987 332 37.1 1U9.7 46.2 34.0 150.7 42.0 •28.0 117.5 41.6 418 Uio U38 412 Uoi 431 355 344 370 52.5 57.0 60.1 50.3 51.0 55*3 41.4 46.7 48.2 725 . 311 263 708 302 265 6U5 103.7 43.6 259 225 34.5 371, f #W96 232 310 1,128 49.7 53.2 186.0 95.3 87.2 30.8 39.2 32.4 . 26.1 32.1 46.5 44.2 56.7 195.2 • 138.4 G.18.1 — 2 — CONSUMER INSTALMENT CREDITS OF COMERCIAL BAHKS BI TIPS OF CREDIT (Estimates. =In millions of d o l l a r s ) Year and month Total Automobile r e t a i l Purchased Direct Other r e t a i l Repair & Personal modern- i n s t a l purchased i z a t i o n ment cash and d i r e c t Outstanding a t end of period: 1950 1951 1,69b 81*5 516 557 7U2 1,591 2,701 3,563 U,l*l6 5,615 5,1*31* 1*11 136 51* 55 61* 165 31*6 570 851* 1,11*3 1,061 310 123 79 96 139 306 536 736 915 1,223 1,192 288 11*3 68 .75 ICO 275 523 751 922 1,267 1,031 231* 15U 89 81* 12'4 273 500 636 781 905 937 1*51 289 226 21*7 315 572 796 870 9bl* 1,107 1,213 1951 - August September October November December 5,1*72 5,1*1*0 5,1*1+2 5,136 5,U3l* 1,097 1,105 1,090 1,079 1,061 1,21*0 1,239 1,226 1,209 1,192 1,059 1,001* 1,010 1,017 1,031 899 911 925 937 937 1,177 1,181 1,191 1,19m l,2lW 1952 - January February March April May June July August p September p 5,1*18 5,1*12 5,1*1*6 5,528 5,71*1* 6,027 6,210 6,355 6,l*8i 1,01*2 . 1,035 1,035 1,055 1,130 1,217 1,266 1,291* 1,327 1,181* 1,186 1,197 1,219 1,270 1,331 1,361 1,373 1,383 1,031* 1,016 1,008 1,005 1,036 1,086 1,133 1,183 1,211* 928 92l* 922 9l*0 969 1,005 1,01*2 1,075 1,101 1,230 1,21*8 1,281* 1,309 1,339 1,388 1,1*08 1,1*30 1,1*56 162 150 150 136 117 187 166 168 152 11*9 131 126 153 11*7 157 70 67 82 72 70 188 173 191 182 193 131 135 11*1* 162 228 21*3 215 173 190 - • • 170 167 185 191 235 21*0 216 178 18L 11*6 130 138 153 162 177 185 175 171 - 57 210 192 229 222 228 21*0 2m 2 V 223 19U1 19U2 19U3 19U1; 19U5 191*6 19l*7 1918 19h9 Volume extended during month: 1951 - August September October November December 1952 - January February March April May . June July August p September p p—Preliminary. 738 682 . 7U1* 689 686 711* 679 758 807 91*5 1,001 956 81*9 873 55 62 79 92 101 101 101 105