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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release

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This release is issued around the fifth business day of each month. The exact date and time may be obtained by calling (202) 452-3206

For immediate release
March 5, 1993

G. 19

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
January 1993
Consumer installment credit increased $0.9 billion in January, following a revised $3.2 billion rise in December.
The January increase was the fifth straight monthly rise in installment credit. An almost $2 billion increase in revolving
credit in January more than offset declines in auto and "other" credit.
MONTHLY CHANGE IN CREDIT OUTSTANDING1
Seasonally adjusted
Amount
(mill ions of dollars)
Type of credit
1992
Nov.
Dec. r
3,205
1,076
Total
894
2,357
Automobile
Revolving
166
638
Other2
16
210

Nov.
1.8
4.2
0.8
0.1

Annual rate
(percent)
1992
Dec. r
5.3
11.0
3.1
1.2

TERMS OF CREDIT AT COMMERCIAL BANKS AND FINANCE COMPANIES3
Percent except as noted, not seasonally adjusted
1992
Institution, terms, and type of loan
Jan.
Feb.
Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

Commercial banks
Interest rates
48-mo. new car loan
24-mo. personal loan
120-mo. mobile home loan
Credit card plan
Auto finance companies
Interest rates
New car
Used car
Maturity (months)
New car
Used car
Loan-to-value ratio
New car
Used car
Amount financed (dollars)
New car
Used car
Notes appear on reverse.




1993
Jan. P
904
-543
1,975
-529

1993
Jan.P
1.5
-2.5
9.4
-2.9

1993

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

8.60
13.55
12.36
17.38

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

8.57
13.57
12.38
17.26

10.04
14.34

10.19
14.00

9.65
13.37

10.08
13.72

n.a.
n.a.

53.5
48.4

53.8
48.0

54.1
47.8

53.9
49.2

n.a.
n.a.

89
97

89
97

89
97

90
97

n.a.
n.a.

13,135

1

9.89
14.39
12.93
18.09

13,340
8,912

14,043
9,475

13,975
9,472

n.a.
n.a.

9,007

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT OUTSTANDING
(Millions of dollars)
1992

Type of credit and holder

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

1993
Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec. r

Jan. P

720664
256944
248043
215677

722104
257384
250017
214703

722372
256846
250454
215071

723448
257740
250620
215088

726653
260097
251258
215298

727557
259554
253233
214769

July
Seasonally adjusted

Total
Automobile
Revolving
Other2

728618
263134
244288
221196

728395
261659
245974
220762

727404
262125
245259
220020

723821
260376
245905
217541

722928
259834
246220
216874

722919
257339
247418
218162

721820
257743
247332
216744

Not seasonally adjusted

Total
Major holders
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Credit unions
Savings institutions
Retailers
Gasoline companies
Pools of securitized assets4
Major types of credit5
Automobile
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Pools of securitized assets4
Revolving
Commercial banks
Retailers
Gasoline companies
Pools of securitized assets4
Other
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Retailers
Pools of securitized assets4

733294

725882

721091

718676

718420

719845

718599 '

721985

724198

722760

725178

741381

732408

335320
119206
91,894
39,448
41,567
4,377
101482

330464
120280
91,469
38,479
40,015
4,151
101024

327697
118353
91,164
37,142
39,454
3,988
103293

326205
118364
91,339
36,499
39,553
4,094
102622

324791
116138
91,605
36,224
37,824
4,193
107645

324171
116690
92,340
35,782
37,438
4,360
109064

323899
117002
91,778
35,552
37,219
4,506
108643

323866
117175
92,270
35,378
38,791
4,542
109963

324046
116650
92,698
35,069
38,778
4,499
112458

324697
116304
92,228
34,148
39,299
4,452
111632

324529
116414
91,838
34,171
39,539
4,365
114322

329603
117086
92,648
33,861
44,952
4,365
118866

327035
113676
92,859
33,902
42,585
4,366
117985

261871
110707
62,204
29,460
249320
133839
36,953
4,377
60,087
222103
90,774
57,002
4,614
11,935

259723
110077
61,957
28,480
245088
130848
35,438
4,151
60,633
221071
89,539
58,323
4,577
11,911

259530
110047
60,655
29,942
242267
128550
34,892
3,988
60,953
219294
89,100
57,698
4,562
12,398

258449
109056
61,717
28,679
242708
128506

258665
108610
59,399
31,406
243315
128013
33,245
4,193
63,801
216440
88,168
56,739
4,579
12,438

257442
106645
60,056
31,024
245092
127925
32,844
4,360
65,784
217311
89,601
56,634
4,594
12,256

258104
107722
60,400
30,454
244661
127476
32,617
4,506
65,791
215834
88,701
56,602
4,602
12,398

259128
107978
60,393
30,826
247051
126922
34,167
4,542
66,985
215806
88,966
56,782
4,624
12,152

260395
108355
59,806
31,971
248692
127234
34,148
4,499
68,252
215111
88,457
56,844
4,630
12,235

259055
108068
59,290
31,757
248526
127257
34,654
4,452
67,699
215179
89,372
57,014
4,645
12,176

258539
107675
58,286
32,672
251422
128164
34,857
4,365
69,415
215217
88,690
58,128
4,682
12,235

260227
108581
57,604
33,593
264801
132921
40,064
4,365
72,695
216353
88,101
59,482
4,888
12,578

258308
108417
54,973
34,164
258450
129541
37,719
4,366
71,872
215650
89,077
58,703
4,866
11,949

34,989
4,094
61,190
217519
88,643
56,647
4,564
12,753

1. 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, excluding loans secured by real estate.
2. Comprises mobile home loans and all other installment loans not included in automobile or revolving credit, such as loans for education, boats, trailers, or vacations. These loans may be secured or unsecured.
3. Interest rates are annual percentage rates as specified by the Federal Reserve's Regulation Z. Interest rates at commercial banks are simple unweighted averages of each bank's most common rate charged during the first calendar
week of the middle month of each quarter. Finance company data are from the subsidiaries of the three major U.S. automobile manufacturers and are volume-weighted averages covering all loans of each type purchased during the
month.
4. Outstanding balances of pools upon which securities have been issued; these balances are no longer carried on the balance sheets of the loan originators.
5. Includes estimates for holders that do not separately report consumer credit holding by type,

r = revised, p = preliminary.