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FEDERAL • i m m ? statistical RESERVE release -•fXALRt^- p.temher 6, 1966. G. 18 ! CONSUMER INSTALMENT CREDIT AT COMMERCIAL BANKS , JULY 1966 Consumer instalment credit at commercial banks at the end of July ^amounted to__S31-.-398 million, representing an increase of $385 million during the month. All types of credit were larger than on June 30 but automobile and other consumer goods paper accounted for the major portipn of the expansion. The volume of credit extended was down in July as is customary at this time of the year. Loans made for nonautomotive consumer goods, however, showed considerable strength and were above the volume of the preceding month. Loans of this type also showed a substantial increase over the year-period while direct automobile loans fell off somewhat. Consumer Instalment Credit at Commercial Banks (Estimates, in millions of dollars) Type of credit Automobile paper, total Purchased Direct Other consumer goods Home repair and modernization Personal loans TOTAL Volume extended Change from: Year Month ago ago Amounts outstanding Change from: Year Month ago ago July 1966 July 31, . 1966 +177 +2,166 1,413 -157 -18 11,219 6,157 +144 + 33 +1,458 + 708 921 492 - 87 - 70 +13 -31 4,713 +132 + 796 470 + 27 2,555 6,754 + 26 + 50 + + 58 673 141 693 7 - 58 - 3 +15 +385 ' +3,693 2,717 -195 +69 1,404 4,274 1,868 + 12 + 36 + 30 + + + 116 281 142 121 358 155 - 10 - 37 1 - 8 + 2 -13 + 2 2,427 " 2,420 2,752 + 40 + 22 + 35 + + + 422 196 418 215 197 290 - 22 - 19 + 1 +17 - 7 +22 4,899 1,450 969 + 71 + 15 + 16 + + + .646 128 147 418 120 87 - 16 7 - 6 - -11 + 9 - 2 1,595 1,925 5,415 + 16 + 25 ' + 67 + + + 182 264 751 142 164 450 - 18 - 15 - 38 + 3 + 6 441 17,376 31,398 1 +75 Federal Reserve District: Boston New York Philadelphia (Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City ' Dallas Francisco Digitized San for FRASER r : /M,