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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (For Immediate Release) H.12 August 12, 1953 CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS BY INDUSTRY Practically all industrial classifications participated in JJ9 wcreaae of $156 million in commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans at w 7 types of business, and |2U million in loans to manufacturers of food, liquor, and tobacco products. The only net repayments reported by industrial classifications *Gre $8 million by the wholesale and retail trade and $3 million by commodity deal the latter decrease followed four weekly increases in July. , Changes in loans during the week and since mid-year are shown below; the third column shows the changes during the comparable period last year: Business of Borrower Cumulative since mid-year Week une dU ijorruopujiuj-u , June ZU,. Corresponding }/ ended :£/ 1953 W period, 1952 August 5' (In millions of dollars) Manufacturing and mining: Food, liquor, and tobacco Textiles, apparel, and leather Metals and metal products Petroleum, coal, chemicals, & rubber Other manufacturing and mining Trade -- wholesale and retail Commodity dealers Sales finance companies Public utilities & transportation Construction Other types of business Classified changes - net Unclassified changes -.net Net change in commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans +156 -127 p/ Preliminary; see footnote on attached table. In addition to the weekly table, a monthly table is attached showing changes during July compared with the preceding month and with July 195'> ana during the past 12 months. In three business categories, July reflected a reversal of trends of recent months. Loans to manufacturers of metals and metal products showed the first monthly decrease this year, and loans to the wholesale and retail trade showed a decrease for the first month since January; loans to commodity dealers showed the first monthly increase this year. In each of these business categories the change during July was in the same direction as during July a year ago. Previous trends continued in loans to manufacturers of food, liquor, and tobacco products; these loans decreased for the seventh consecutive month. The increases in loans to manufacturers of textiles, apparel, and leather products and to "other" manufacturers were not as large in July as in June, but exceeded the increases in July a year ago. Loans to sales finance companies increased in July, in contrast to a decrease in July 1952. Loans to public utilities have shown but minor changes during the last two months. During the past year, loans to sales finance companies and to manufacturers of metals and metal products have accounted for about one-half of the total increase in commercial* industrial* and agricultural loans. Loans to e wholesale and retail trade show the next largest increase. CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS OF A SAMPLE OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS BY INDUSTRY AND FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT, WEEK ENDED WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1955 H* 12 (a ) Business of Borrower Manufacturing and minings Food, liquor, and tobacco Textiles, apparel, and leather Metals and metal products (including machinery & transportation equipment) Petroleum, coal, chemicals, and rubber Other manufacturing and mining All Dis tricts p / (In millions of dollars) Phila- CleveNew Boston York delphia land +25,5 + 7.9 — — »6 ,2 +11,8 + 2,9 + +10, it + 6.0 + it.2 + *6 - 2,9 + .8 - 5.5 + 8,6 + 2.5 + - .1 (" ' i — .6 - 7.5 + l.o Commodity dealers — 2,6 — 2,8 - 1.6 Sales finance companies +15,0 - 1.1 Public utilities (including transportation) +51.7 Construction All other types of business Tradej Wholesale Retail Net change in classified loans3/ Unclassified changes - net Net change in commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans .7 — + + .7 .5 .it + 1.9 .2 1.9 «*• Rich(Atlanta Chicago mond + + — + 2.7 .9 + 1,1 .2 .5 + 1.0 - .2 - .7 + .2 — .8 + ,1 .1 .it San FranSt. Minne- Kansas Louis apolis City Dallas cisco p/ - ,1 + 1.8 + + .it .1 + 1*6 + .2 +11.9 - l.it + .2 — - .7 - ,2 + .it + + - - 5.5 + 1.5 — - .2 .2 .5 ,1 - .5 - 5.1 + 1,0 + .it - 1.5 + 1*8 — .7 - .7 - it,9 + 1.2 + .1 + 5.h + .1 - .2 + + 5.5 + l=it + 1.5 + 1,6 — »6 * 1.1 + k.2 +22.6 + .5 - 2.9 + .h + 1.0 + 5.5 + +152*5 - 2.k +79.2 + 6.1 +22,8 + 5.0 + .7 + 8,5 + 5»ii + 5.9 + 2,1 + 5,7 ** ,6 +10,8 -* 2,1 — 2,8 —* + .5 + + + — 2,1 +156.0 - 3,0 +90*0 + it,0 +20,0 +5.0 .2 + .2 + .7 + .6 + 2.5 +1U.1* +59.9 + 7.2 + .2 + .1 +56.5 5 - .it + 2.3 ,5 + .9 +1.0 •5 + 9*0 .6 + i|s0 — 8.7 .2 1.0 + •U + + + 1.5 4- .8 .2 + 5.7 — 2,it .5 .5 + 1.7 - .6 + 1.0 - la 6 + 1,9 + .k »h + .9 • 5.0 — .it - 1.9 * 1,0 - l.l • 7.5 - 2,5 +25*5 + ,5 .+ l.it .6 * .1 : (- H + .2 + 7 + 1,2 — + .2 ,1 + it.0 —— + *5 — 2.0 - 1.5 +2k» 0 p / Preliminary; final totals will appear in the F.R. Bulletin and San Francisco District final figures appear in a release of the Reserve Bank, 1 / About 215 weekly reporting member banks are reporting changes in their larger loans as to industry; these banks hold over 90 per cent of total '' commercial and industrial loans of all weekly reporting member banks and nearly JO per cent of those of all commercial banks. Ho 12 (b ) CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS OF A SAMPLE OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS BY INDUSTRY (In millions of dollars) 5 weeks ended July 29, 1955 U weeks ended June 2k, 1953 5 weeks ended July 30, 1952 12 months ended July 29, 1953 + 3it.it - 6U.8 + 1*0.8 - 23.8 + 20*1; + 37.8 +12U.U - 50.it - 21.lt + 10.5 + 72.1 — 66.0 + 39.7 -108.7 +501*. It +189.8 +136.0 - 15.6 + 2.3 - 32.3 +365.6 Commodity dealers + 2 it.8 - 91.1 + 58.9 — k*s Sales finance companies Public utilities (including transportation) + 36.3 + - 32.3 +523.0 - 16.9 - it»6 U.9 9.6 —l6it#9 Construction + + 5.8 +175.4 + 19.8 All other types of business + 8.9 + 26.b + 53.2 +139.O Net change in classified loans^Z -113.0 - 18.2 -189.2 +2,210.1i Unclassified changes - net — I4.I. 0 — 20.8 - 9.8 -323.it Net change in commercial, industrial, and agricultural loens -151.0 - 39.0 -199.0 +1,887*0 Business of Borrower Manufacturing and mining$ Food, liquor, and tobacco Textiles, apparel, and leather Metals and metal products (including machinery and transportation equipment) Petroleum, coal, chemicals, and rubber Other manufacturing and mining Trade — l/ wholesale and retail See footnote on preceding table regarding current coverage. -II9.O 7.9 + 29.0 + + 5.5