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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF TEE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H. 12

(For Immediate Release)

August 13, 1958

CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS BY INDUSTRY
The net increase in commercial and industrial loans at weekly reporting
member banks during the week ended August 6 amounted to $55 million. The principal net increases were $68 million in loans to sales finance companies,
$56 million to commodity dealers, and $53 million to "other" types of business.
The principal offsetting net decreases were $80 million in loans to
manufacturers of metals and metal products and $31 million to public utilities.
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

Week
ended .
Aug. 6B/

Manufacturing and mining:
Food, liquor, and tobacco
Textiles, apparel, and leather
Metals and metal products
Petroleum, coal, chemicals,
and rubber
Other manufacturing and mining

+ 7
- 7

Trade--wholesale and retail
Commodity dealers
Sales finance companies
Public utilities and transportation
Construction
All other types of business
Classified changes - net
Unclassified changes - net

Cumulative since mid-year
June 25, 1958
June 26, 1957

—

tO

+11

-106

+ 2

• 20

-80

y

tO

Aug. 6, 19582/
Aug. 7, 1957
(In millions of dollars)
- 65
+ 33

-438

-278

• 18

• 78

- 3
+ 13

+ 4
+56
+68
-31
- 3
+53

- 10
+76
- 47
-156
+ 7
+ 82

- 33
+43
-300
- 99
+10
+ 11

+80
-25

-709
- 92

-667
-108

+55

-800

-775

Net change in commercial and
industrial loans

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 1957, and also
showing changes during the past twelve months.
All of the major changes during July were in the same direction as in
July 1957• The decrease in loans to manufacturers of metals and metal products was
the largest monthly decrease reported in this category since the series was started
in 1951, and the decrease in loans to public utilities was the largest since
October 1954.




CHARGES IN COMMERCIAL AMD INDUSTRIAL LOANS OF A SAMPLE OF WEEKLY REPORTING ME14BER BANKS
BY INDUSTRY AND FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT,
WEEK ENDED WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1958

H.12(a)

Business of Borrower
Manufacturing and. mining;
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- .
New
Phila- Cleve- Richtricts E/ Boston York delphia land mond Atlanta Chicago
(In millions of dollars)
+ 2.1 +16.1
+10.7
- .6 -1.6 + 1.6 - . 3 - 4.8
+ 2.0
- .2 + 2.3 - .8 - 2.2
.7 - .9 +2.3
-

-80.I
+ 7.2
- 6.8

+

.2 -59.7
3.4 + 2.7
+ 1.0 + «3

-3-5
+1.0
- .7

-3.0
- -3
+ .2

+

- .1
+ .1
- 1.2

St. Minne- Kansas
San FranLouis apolis City Dallas cisco £/
+1.4
- .7

- .1
+ .1

-1.1
+ .4

- .1
+ .2

- 1.9
+ 2.2

+ .1
+ .2
+1.1

-2.0
-1.6
- .9

+ 4.3
- 1.4
- 1.6

- -7
+ .3
+ -3

-15.6
+ 2.5
- 6.4

-1.8
4- , 2

+1.7
+ .3
+ .9

+1.8

+ 1.8
+ .1

+1.0
+ .1

- .7
+ .4

+1.4
+ .1

r1-1]

+ 3.0
+1.4

— —

+ 3.7

- -5 + .2
- 3.7 + 1.6

-l.l

+ .1
-1.6

Commodity dealers

+56.0

+ 1.3 +17.1

+1-5

+2.9

+ 3-7

+2.8

+ 4.0

+8.6

+2.7

+2.8

+7.0

+1.6

Sales finance companies

+67.7

+ 8.7 +67.1

- .4

-1.5

+

.6

-1.7

+ 9.6

-2.0

+1.1

-1.7

-4.9

- 7.2

Public utilities (including transportation)

-30.5

-

.5 - 9.5

+ .8

+ 2.1

- .2

-15.0

- .4

-2.4

-1.1

- .2

-1.4

Construction

- 3.3

+

.9 + 1.0

-1.8

- .3

-

.1

- .5

- 1.6

- .1

+2.1

- .5

-2.3

-

All other types of business

+53.1

- 1.5 +50.4

+2.2

+6.2

+ 3.4

-1.6

- 8.9

+1.4

- .2

+ .3

+5.3

- 3.9

Net change in classified loans l/

+79-7

+10.7

+86.4

- .3

-1.8

+12.4

- .6

-36.5

+7-7

+5.9

+2.0

-1.2

- 5.0

Unclassified changes - net

-24.7

-19.7 -17.4

+ •3

-2.2

- 2.4

- .4

- 2.5

- -7

+2.1

+2.0

-1.8

+18,0

Net change in commercial and
industrial loans

+55.0

- 9-0 +69.0

-4.0

+10.0

-1.0

-39.0

+7.0

+8.0

+4.0

-3.0

+13.0

—

1
ro

Trade:
Wholesale
Retail

.1

l/ About 210 weekly reporting member banks are reporting changes in their larger loans as to industry; these banks hold about 95 per cent of total
commercial and industrial loans of all weekly reporting member banks and about 75 per cent of those of all commercial banks.



H. 12(b)

CHARGES IN COMMERCIAL AM) INDUSTRIAL LOAKS OF A SAMPLE OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER EA3KS BY INDUSTRY

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

5 weeks
ended
July 30, 1958

5 weeks
4 weeks
ended
ended
June 25> 1958 July 31, 1957
(In millions of dollars)

12 months
ended
July 30, 1958

-116.4
- 22.2

+

6.1

- 82.6
+ 20.6

-

361.2
118.2

-357.9
- 84.7
- ll.l

+135.9
+ 31.1
+ 56.7

-228.5
- 27.2
+ 9.4

-

479.3
47.2
24.1

Trade — wholesale and retail

- 13.9

+ 11.4

- 41.6

-

144.7

Commodity dealers

+ 19.6

-

5.0

+ 41.6

+

115.2

Sales finance companies

-114.5

+ 57.5

-280.2

- 795.7

Public utilities (including transportation)

-125.7

+ 72.5

- 83.4

36.8

Construction

+ 10.1

+ 29.5

+

9.0

+

8.1

All other types of business

+ 28.5

+ 77.9

-

2.5

+

157.2

Net change in classified loans l/

-788.2

+473.6

-665.4

-1,726.7

Unclassified changes - net

- 66.8

+ 64.4

-121.6

-

Net change in commercial and
industrial loans

-855.0

+538.0

-787.0

-2,309.0

1/ See footnote on preceding table regarding current coverage.




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