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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
T^TRSV:

For immediate release
April 7, 1987

G.19

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
Consumer installment credit outstanding increased $1,77 billion in February,
following a $.79 billion gain in January. The annual rate of increase in February
was 3.7 percent compared with the 1.6 percent increase of a month earlier. Revolving
credit rebounded in February while the pace of automobile lending picked up a bit from
the prior month. All other credit was about unchanged.

Net change in
amount outstanding
(millions of dollars)

Feb.1

Total
Automobile
Revolving
Mobile home
Other

1,773
717
1,041
-59
74

Jan.

789
416
-23
141
255

Dec

Feb.1

Jan.

Dec.

144
2,057
552
-21
-2,444

3.7
3.5
9.3
-2.7
0.5

1.6
2.0
-0.2
6.6
1.8

0.3
10.2
4.9
-1.0
-16.8

1986

1987
TERMS OF CREDIT
(not seasonally adjusted)
Interest rates 1/
Commercial banks 2/
48-mo. new-car loan
24-mo. personal loan
120-mo. mobile home loan
Credit card plan
Auto finance companies 3/
New-car loan
Used-car loan

Other terms at
auto finance companies 3 /
Maturity (months)
New-car loan
Used-car loan
Loan-to-value ratio (percent)
New-car loan
Used-car loan
Amount financed (dollars)
New-car loan
Used-car loan




1986

1987

1986

1987
FLOWS OF CREDIT
(seasonally adjusted)

Annual rate of growth
(percent)

Feb.

Jan.

Dec.

Nov.

Feb.

10.35
14.10
13.42
18.10

n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

n
n
n
n a.

10.58
14.19
13.49
18.09

12.29
15.52
14.57
18.48

10.78
14.56

11.65
14.62

11.71
15.12

11.83
15.20

9.70
16.74

53.6
44.7

53.8
44.8

53.3
42.7

53.4
42.6

51.3
42.5

94
99

94
98

93
98

93
97

92
95

10,602
7,075

10,902
7,067

10,835
7,168

11,160
6,946

10,074
6,194

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT, BY HOLDER AND TYPE 4/
Millions of dollars except as noted
Net change during month
Feb.p
1987
S.A.
Total

1,773

Jan.r
1987
S.A.

Feb.p
1987
N.S.A.

Outstanding at end of month
Feb.p
1987
S.A.

Feb.p
1987
N.S.A.

Feb.
1986
N.S.A.

Change from end of
Feb. 1986
Percent

Amount

8.6

789

-4,589

580,351

576,045

530,413

45,632

82

-1,547
-1,178
-100
-1,780
-184

262,600
136,009
78,728
59,060
40,644
3,311

261,452
133,913
78,027
58,788
40,660
3,205

245,816
116,010
72,132
53,253
39,232
3,970

15,636
17,903
5,895
5,535
1,428
-765

n.a.
-140
-915
n.a.
n.a.

246,188
101,688
92,780
39,465
12,255

n.a.
100,732
90,507
n.a.
n.a.

n.a.
93,293
72,300
n.a.
n.a.

n.a.
7,439
18,207
n.a.
n.a.

n.a.
-735
n.a.
-1,717
-184
n.a.

135,957
86,338
7,849
36,308
3,311
2,152

n.a.
86,821
n.a.
36,301
3,205
n.a.

n.a.
79,103
n.a.
34,991
3,970
n.a.

n.a.
7,718
n.a.
1,310
-765
n.a.

-19.3
n.a.

25,793
8,739
9,045
8,008

n.a.
8,676
9,011
n.a.

n.a.
9,364
9,441
n.a.

n.a.
-688
-430
n.a.

n.a.
-7.3
-4.6
n.a.

172,412
65,835
34,183
37,111
30,947
4,336

n.a.
65,223
34,395
n.a.
n.a.
4,359

n.a.
64,056
34,269
n.a.
n.a.
4,241

n.a.
1,167

n.a.

Major holder
Commercial banks
Finance companies 5/
Credit unions
Saving8 institutions
Retailers
Gasoline companies

906
207
444
154
27
35

-695

430
869
32
71

200

6.4
15.4

8.2
10.4

3.6
-19.3

Major credit type 6/

416
678

Automobile
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Credit unions
Savings institutions

717
299
163
223
32

Revolving 7/
Commercial banks
Saving8 institutions
Retailers
Gasoline companies
Credit unions

1,041

-23

942
20
32
35
12

-259

Mobile home
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Savings institutions

-59
-48
-32
21

141
-25
49
118

n.a.
-110

n.a.
-562
-214
n.a.
n.a.

Other
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Credit unions
Savings institutions
Retailers

-658

215
180

116
37
71
12

74

255

-287

-311

75
209
80
-4

-86
202
455
-5

-49
n.a.

-63

n.a.

8.0
25.2
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

9.8
n.a.

3.7

126

1.8
0.4

n.a.
n.a.

n.a.
n.a.

118

2.8

1. Interest rates are annual percentage rates as specified by Regulation Z.
2. Commercial bank data are simple unweighted averages of each bank's "most commmon" rate
charged during the first calendar week of the month.
3. Finance company data from the subsidiaries of the three major U.S. automobile manufacturers
are volume-weighted averages covering all loans of each type purchased during the month.
4. The Board's series on amounts of credit covers most short- and intermediate-term credit
extended to individuals that is scheduled to be repaid (or has the option of repayment) in two or
more installments. Includes outstanding balances on securitized auto loans originated by finance
companies.
5. More detail for finance companies is available in the G.20 Statistical Release, Finance
Companies.
6. Not seasonally adjusted data are unavailable by type of credit for certain holders. In these
cases, the seasonally adjusted total for the holder group has been allocated among the components
using the latest available benchmark information.
7. Excludes 30-day charge credit held by travel and entertainment companies.
n.a." Data not available.
S.A.
r * revised.
p • preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted.

N.S.A.- Not seasonally adjusted.

The G.19 Statistical Release is issued around the fifth working day of each month.
date and time may be obtained by calling (202) 452-3206.




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