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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release.
For immediate release
April 16, 1974

AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT CREDIT DEVELOPMENTS-FEBRUARY 1974
NEW CARS

Bank
direct
loans

All
lenders

Bank
purchased
paper

Finance

Other
lenders

Seasonally Ad lusted
Extensions ($ millions):
February 1974
January 1974
February 1973

2,076
2,097
2,590

455
489
623

864
852
993

441
411
599

316
345
375

3,823
3,647
3,587

3,697
3,735
3,494

3,807
3,446
3,510

4,046
3,884
3,834

3,779
3,808
3,583

543
575
722

123
131
178

227
247
283

109
106
156

84
91
105

Average note (Dollars):
February 1974
January 1974
February 1973
Cars financed (000):
February 1974
January 1974
February 1973

Not Seasonally Adlusted
Extensions ($ millions):
February 1974
January 1974
February 1973

1,693
1,694
2,111

373
410
510

707
698
813

355
334
482

258
252
306

3,693
3,761
3,493

3,761
3,405
3,472

4,034
3,884
3,825

3,794
3,877
3,600

101
109
146

188
205
234

88
86
126

68
65
85

Average note (Dollars):
February 1974
January 1974
February 1973

3,804
3,643
3,572

.

Cars financed (000):
February 1974
January 1974
February 1973




445
465
591

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AUT0M3BILE INSTALMENT CREDIT DEVELOPMENTS-FEBRUARY 1974

All
lenders

Bank

Bank
purchased
paper

Finance

Other
lenders

Seasonally Adjusted
Extensions ($ millions):
February 1974
January 1974
February 1973

1,303
1,316
1,357

374
375
372

425
441
472

218
202
257

286
298
256

2,133
2,072
1,961

2,124
2,073
1,908

2,197
2,135
2,042

2,178
2,123
2,040

2,014
1,957
1,826

611
635
692

176
181
195

193
207
231

100
95
126

142
152
140

Average note (Dollars):
February 1974
January 1974
February 1973
Cars financed (000):
February 1974
January 1974
February 1973

Not Seasonally Adjusted
Extensions ($ millions):
February 1974
January 1974
February 1973

1,249
1,240
1,296

356
372
355

404
428
448

200
188
235

289
252
258

2,168
2,127
1,994

2,158
2,114
1,940

2,232
2,195
2,074

2,222
2,161
2,080

2,064
2,016
1,870

576
583
650

165
176
183

181
195
216

90
87
113

140
125
138

Average note (Dollars):
February 1974
January 1974
February 1973
Cars financed (000):
February 1974
January 1974
February 1973




G.26 Corrected Data
AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT CREDIT DEVELOPMENTS
In the March 13, 1974 G.26 release, and in the statistical supplement
accompanying that release, some erroneous data were reported. Corrected data

NEW CAR CREDIT

Commercial Banks
*
Purchased Paper
Av. Note Number
Ext.
financed
$
$
(000)
millions

All Lenders
Ext.
$

Av. Note Number
financed
$
(000)

(Seasonally Adjusted)
1973 - Dec.

877

3625

242

2232

3701

603

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
1973 - Mar.
Apr.
Dec.




708

3707

191

2667
2686
1843

3570
3586
3388

797
749
490