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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

/

r e l e a s e
For immediate release
April 12, 1972

I

AUTOMOBILE LOANS BY MAJOR FXMANCE COMPANIES
THE PROPORTION OF NEW CAR CONTRACTS WITH
31-36 MONTH MATURITIES REMAINS HIGH AFTER
DECLINING SLIGHTLY IN FEBRUARY.

1969

1970

1971

197:

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION - NEW CAR CONTRACTS
24 months
25-30
31-36
Over 36
Balloon
months
months
months
P
7
=
7
=
7
=
%

%

Seasonally adjusted
February 1972
January 1972
December 1971
November 1971

Total

11.8
11.9
13 .1
13.3

2.9
2.6
2.8
2.7

84.8
85.3
83.9
83.9

0.6
0.5
0.3
0.2

0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

12.5
12.9
17.5

3.1
3.0
3.5

83.7
83.4
78.5

0.5
0.4
0.2

0.3
0.3
0.4

100.0
100.0
100,0

Unadjus ted
February 1972
January 1972
February 1971

Seasonally adjusted
February 1972
January 1972
December 1971
November 1971

j

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION - USED CAR CONTRACTS
|18 months
19-24 | 25-30
Over 30
Balloon
months t
months j months
P
7
=
%
%
%
%
5 .5
5.8
5.4 r
5.0

13.2
15.9
15.8 r
14.9

31.9
36.5
34.4 r
34.0

5.0
5.8
5.5

11.6
14.4
12.3

30.1
33.3
28.5

Total

- 48.7
42.2
44.8 r
46.5

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

53.3
46 . 5
53.7'

0.1
0.1
0.1

100.0
100.0
100.0

Unadjusted
February 1972
January 1972
February 1971

Note: Details may not add to totals because of rounding and construction of
seasonal factors by sector.
r = revised. See p.4 for complete tables of December revisions.




AUTOMOBILE LOANS BY MAJOR FINANCE COMPANIES
THE PROPORTION OF NEW CAR CONTRACTS WITH
LOW DOWNPAYMENTS (DEALER COST RATIOS OVER
100 PER CENT) ROSE IN FEBRUARY.

1969

Seasonally adjusted
February 1972
January 1972
December 19 71
November 1971

1970

1971

1972

DISTRIBUTION OF DEALER COST RATIOS - NEW CAR CONTRACTS
• (loan as per cent of dealer cost)
90 or
91-100
101-105
106-110
Over 110
Total
less.
7
.
%
7
o
%
%
47.8
48.5
48.9
48 .6

31.2
31.1
31.0
- 31.5

12.1
11.7
12.1
12.3

5.4
5 .0
4.9
4.8

3.5
3.6
3.4
3.2

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

46 .6
48.0
45.1

|

31.4
31.1
32.1

12.7
12.1
14 .4

5 .6
5.1
5.2

3.7
3.8
3.3

100.0
100.0
100.0

Unadjusted
February 19 72
January 1972
February 1971

DISTRIBUTION OF DEALER COST RATIOS - USED CAR CONTRACTS
I
J
Seasonally adjusted
February 197 2
January 1972
December 1971
November 1971

90 or
less

!

%

91-100

101-110

111-120

Over 120

7,

7,

7,

Total
%

33.5
36.1
34.5 r
33.1

27.7
27.8
27.8 r
27.7

23.5
22.0
22.0 r
22.8

10.6
9.5
10.0 r
10.2

5.0
4.5
4.9 r
5.2

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

33.5
37.3
33.9

27 .5
27.9
28.2

23 .5
21.3
23.9

10.6
9.2
9 .6

5.0
4.4
4.5

100.0
100.0
100.0

Unadjusted
February 1972
January 197 2
February 1971

seasonal factors by sector.
r = revised. See p.4 for complete tables of December revisions .




G.25

-3AUTOMDBILE LOANS BY MAJOR FINANCE COMPANIES
DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS
FEBRUARY 1972
NEW CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)
Not seasonally adjusted

L o a n as
p e r c e n t of
d e a l e r cost
9 0 % or

less

917= to 100%
1017. to 1057=
1067= to 1107=
Over

1107=

Total

Maturities

25-30

31-36

months

24 months

months

Balloon
months

8.6
2.3
1.2
0.2
0.2

1.4
0.9
0.7
0.1
0.1

36.6
27.9
10.6
5.3
3.5

0.1
0.2
0.1

0.1
0.2

*

*

12.5

3.1

83.7

0.5

0.3

46.6
31.4
12.7
5.6
3.7
100.0

. USED CARS
(Percentage distribution of contracts)**
Not seasonally adjusted

L o a n as
per c e n t o f
wholesale value

907= or less
917= to 1007=
1017= to 1107=
1117= to 1207=
Over 1207=
Total

Maturities

19-24

25-30

months

18 m o n t h s

months

Over

30

Balloon

months
*

3.9
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.1

7.0
2.7
1.2
0.6
0.2

9.6
9.4
7.3
2.8
1,1

13.0
14.8
14.8
7.1
3.6

*

5.0

11.6

30.1

53.3

0.1

Note: Details may not add to totals because of rounding.
* Less than one-tenth of one per cent.
** December data for this table has been revised. See p.4 for revised data.




Total

33.5
27.5
23.5
10.6
5.0
100.0

REVISED USED CAR DATA FOR DECEMBER 1971

(page 1)

Seasonally adjusted
December 1971

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION - USED CAR CONTRACTS
Over 30
Ba1loon
18 months
19-24
25-30
months
months
months
%
%
%
^ %
%

Total

5 .4

15.8

34.4

44.8

0.1

100.0

5 .9

16.5

31.1

46.4

0.1

100.0

Unadjusted
December 1971

(page 2)
DISTRIBUTION OF DEALER COST RATIOS - USED CAR CONTRACTS
(loan as per cent of wholesale value)
Over 120
90 or
91-100
101-110
111-120
Total
Seasonally adjusted
December 1971

%

%

%

34.5

27.8

22.0

10.0

4.9

100.0

36.3

_^28.1

21.6

9.4

4.7

100.0

%

%

Unadjusted
December 1971

(page 3)
(Percentage Distribution of contracts)
Not seasonally adjusted
Loan as
per cent of
wholesale value
90% or less
91% to 100%
1017c to 110%
111% to 120%
Over 120%
Total

Maturit ies
Over 30
25-30
months
months

18 months

19-24
months

4.4
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.1

9.3
4.0
1.9
0.9
0.4

10.2
9.5
7.1
2 .9
1.4

12.4
13.8
12.2
5.4
2.7

5 .9

16.5

31.1

46.4




Balloon

*

0.1
*
*
0.1

Total
36.3
28.1
21.6
9.4
4.7
100.0