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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
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G.19

For immediate release
March 7, 1988

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
Outstanding consumer installment credit rose $5.42 billion January, following
a revised $3.98 billion increase in December. The annual rate of growth in January was
10.6 percent; last year, consumer installment credit advanced 5.9 percent — well
below gains in recent years. Revolving credit expanded rapidly for the second straight
month. Mobile home and "other" borrowing increased in January after declining in
December; auto credit credit growth slowed in January.

Net change in
amount: outstanding
(millions of dollars)
1988

Annual rate of growth
(percent)

1987

CHANGE IN CREDIT, BY TYPE
(seasonally adjusted)

Jan. p

Dec. r

Total
Automobile
Revolving
Mobile home
Other

5,421
1,545
2,001
142
1,733

3,980
2,315
2,305
-122
-518

1988
Jan. P

2,634
424
477
54
1,679

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




Feb.

Dec.

Nov.

10.6
7.1
16.5
6.6
11.6

Nov.

1988
TERMS OF CREDIT
(not seasonally adjusted)

1987

7.9
10.7
19.3
-5.7
-3.5

5.2
2.0
4.0
2.5
11.3

1987
Jan.

Dec.

Nov.

Oct.

10.72
14.46
13.45
17.80

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

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

10.86
14.58
13.62
17.82

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

n.a.
n.a.

12.19
14.56

12.23
14.97

12.24
14.90

10.31
14.76

n.a.
n.a.

55.5
47.2

55.5
45.3

55.4
45.3

52.8
45.2

n.a.
u.a.

93
98

93
99

94
99

93
99

n.a.
n a.

11,534
7,612

11,645
7,718

11,630
7t646

11,585
7,537

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT, BY HOLDER AND TYPE 4/
Millions of dollars except as noted
Net change during month
Jan.1,
1988
S.A.
Total

Dec.
1987
S.A*

5,421

3,980

2,880

2,692
1,021

Jan.*'
1988
N.S.A.

Outstanding at end of month
Change from end of
Jan. 1987

Jan.*
1988
S.A.

Jan.*
1988
N.S.A.

Jan.
1987
N.S.A.

-1,202

617,522

619,766

580,634

39,132

6.7

918

277,846
144,228
84,867
65,982
41,009
3,590

279,411
143,472
84,696
65,626
42,847
3,714

262,999
135,091
78,127
58,588
42,440
3,389

16,412
8,381
6,569
7,038

6.2
6.2
8.4
12.0

407
325

1.0
9.6

262,993
107,692
99,066
42,543
13,692

n.a.
107,143
97,788
n.a.
n.a.

n.a*
100,872
91,422
n.a.
n.a.

n.a.
6,271
6,366
n.a.
n.a.

n.a.

147,926
96,702
8,768
36,547
3,590
2,319

n.a.
99,149
n.a.
38,301
3,714
n.a.

n.a.
87,556
n.a.
38,018
3,389
n.a.

n.a.
11,593
n.a.

n.a.
13.2
n.a.

283
325

0.7
9.6

n.a.

n.a.

25,750
8,282
8,521
8,947

n.a.
8,281
8,505
n.a.

n.a.
8,786
9,060
n.a.

n.a.
-505
-555
n.a.

n.a.
-5.7
-6.1
n.a*

180,853
65,170
36,641
40,005
34,575
4,462

n.a.
64,838
37,179
n.a.
n.a.
4,546

n.a.
65,785
34,609
n.a.
n.a.
4,422

n.a.
-947
2,570
n.a.
n.a.

n.a.
-1.4

124

2.8

Amount

Percent

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

440
480
1,194

362
65

-32
287
88
-76

-355
-400

423
-1,898

110

Major credit type 6/
Automobile
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Credit unions
Savings institutions

1,545
1,184
-129

2,315

n.a.

472

699

1,799

241
248

-16
60

-484
n.a.
n.a.

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

2,001
1,432

2,305
2,279

n.a.

158
334
65
13

38
65
-76
-1

n.a.
-1,867

Mobile home
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Saving8 institutions

142
-71
51
162

-122

n.a.
-117

Other
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Credit unions
Savings institutions
Retailers

-54

249
110
n.a.

-108

-38

39

n.a.

1,733

-518

n.a.

335
518
227
626
29

-4

87
167

-671

-15
150
22

n.a.
n.a.

-31

6.2
7.0
n.a.
n.a.

7.4
n.a.
n.a.

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, excluding loans secured by real estate. Includes outstanding balances on some
securitized consumer loans originated by financial institutions.
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." Seasonally adjusted*
r • revised.
p • preliminary.

N.S.A.* Not seasonally adjusted.

The G.19 Statistical Release is issued around the fifth working day of each month*
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