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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

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• 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

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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