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OF)GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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(For immediate Release)

December 17# 1952

CHANGES I N COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS BY INDUSTRY
An i n c r e a s e of $108 m i l l i o n i n loans to manufacturers and producers
of petroleum, c o a l , chemicals, and rubber products, which included a l a r g e
loan to a petroleum company, was t h e p r i n c i p a l change i n commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r i c u l t u r a l loans a t weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks during t h e
week ended December 10; i n t o t a l they i n c r e a s e d $187 m i l l i o n .
The $108 m i l l i o n i n c r e a s e was the l a r g e s t weekly change i n t h i s
i n d u s t r i a l category since t h e s e r i e s was inaugurated i n t h e spring of 1951J
i t was l a r g e l y i n t h e New York and Chicago d i s t r i c t s .
Other l a r g e i n c r e a s e s i n l o a n s during the week were $25 m i l l i o n
each to manufacturers of food, l i q u o r , and tobacco products and to manufact u r e r s of metals and metal p r o d u c t s , $18 m i l l i o n to s a l e s f i n a n c e companies,
and $12 m i l l i o n to p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s .
The d e c l i n e of $8 m i l l i o n i n loans to commodity d e a l e r s was t h e
f i r s t weekly d e c l i n e i n t h i s b u s i n e s s category since August 20, Loans to
manufacturers of t e x t i l e s , a p p a r e l , and l e a t h e r products continued to show
small weekly repayments.
Changes i n loans during t h e week and s i n c e mid-year were as follows

Business of Borrower
Manufacturing and mining;
Food, l i q u o r , and tobacco
T e x t i l e s , a p p a r e l , and l e a t h e r
Metals and metal products
Petroleum, c o a l , chemicals, & rubber
Other manufacturing and mining

Since ,
June 25—

(in m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
+ 25
- 5
+25
+108
+ 6

+760
- 16
- 19
+318
+67

+ it
- 8
+ 18
+12
—
—

+270
+6?0
+188
- 70
+27
+129

C l a s s i f i e d changes - net
U n c l a s s i f i e d changes - n e t

+185
+ 2

+2,323
+29

Net change i n commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r i c u l t u r a l loans

+187

+2,352

Trade — wholesale and r e t a i l
Commodity d e a l e r s
Sales f i n a n c e companies
Public u t i l i t i e s and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
Construction
Other t y p e s of business

p/

Week
ended
>
December 10£'

P r e l i m i n a r y ; see f o o t n o t e on a t t a c h e d table,




CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS OF A SAMPLE OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANES
BY INDUSTRY AND FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT*
WEEK ENDED WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 0 , 1952

E. 1 2 ( a )

( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s y

Business of Borrower
Manufacturing and minings
Food, l i q u o r , and tobacoo
T e x t i l e s , a p p a r e l , and l e a t h e r
Metals and metal products (including
machinery & t r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment)
Petroleum, c o a l , chemicals, and rubber
Other manufacturing and mining

Trade *
Wholesale
Retail

A l l Dist r i c t s ! / Boston

New
York

•

San Fran-,
S t , Minne- Kansas
Dallas c i s c o P./
Louis a p o l i s C i t y

Richmond AtlantaJ Chicago

P h i l a - Cleved e l p h i a land

•

+25»2
- 5eU

+ 2.6

+21; 8
- 2,6

-

+ i;9
+ .2
- .1

—

+2it»8
+107;9
+ 6*0

+
-

.9
.1
.9

+ 1.1
+67*8
+ 1.5

( ,' )

+
+

*6

- .2 +
+ It* 1 +

( + Us?)

,3

+ 13 - 1 . 1
•* . 2 - . 1

i9
.3

+
+

;3
.5

- 1.5
- *6

+ 3.3
- 1.7

+ 6; it
+ i;3
+ .it

-

.2

+
+

+ 7; 7 + 3 . 6
+38;5 - , 1
+ 1,2 + . 1

+
-

—

;3
.1
.2

+
-

.7
.it

+
+

.2
.2

.2
.3

- .2
+ 1,0

-

;2
.3

+
+

.8
.9

- .9
- l.it

.7

+

.8

+

,1

— 1 , 9 - it. 7 - 3 . 0

-

,6

+10,5

— 2 , 8 + 1.2

-

;7
.2

.7

- 5.1

-

.7

- 1.1

.8

+

.8

- 3.2

- 2.1

-

*7

- it,0

— it. 1 + 1 . 1

- 7.3

+15.0

-1.0

- 8 . 0i

+11*0

+ l.it

+lit.9

-

.7

+ 2, It

+

.2

- 2,9

+

,1

+

.3

Construction

+

.2

+

.2

—

+

.1

+

.it

-

.2

-

,3

+ l,ii

+

4

All o t h e r t y p e s of b u s i n e s s

-

.k

-

.5

-

.7

+

Uk

-

.2

-

.it

+ 2,6

+

*3

+16,it

+

*7

- it. 5

+59,it

- 3.7

- 1,9

+ 2,6

- 2.7

-

+

-

+19.0

- 2,0

- 5.0

Net change i n commercial, i n d u s t r i a l ,
and a g r i c u l t u r a l loans
p/

+187.0

+13.0 +111.0' - 1 . 0

.6

+60,0

.3

.H
7

+

+12.1

.5

"
+

.3

Public u t i l i t i e s

-

»66 )

+

+ 3.it

- 6 . 5-

S(-

.7

.3

+ iu5

.3
,6

+

+

+ 2,0

+

+1.7

+ 2,6

U n c l a s s i f i e d changes - net

+ ik

.it

+ 1.3

+ 8 , 5 +H7*5

+ 3*2

.it

-

+17.9

4-185*0

+

.8

S a l e s f i n a n c e companies

loans^Z

+ 1;0

-

- 1.8

Net change i n c l a s s i f i e d

+ 1.3

- 3.2

+ 6, 1

—

*7
#2

+ 1;2
- .3

- 1.1

+ 2.6

.it

^
•

— 1.0
.1

"

- 7.6

+

""""

" "

Commodity d e a l e r s

(including transportation)

- 1.3

+

.5
—

-

.1

- it»o - 6 . 0

—

-

P r e l i m i n a r y ; f i n a l t o t a l s w i l l appear i n t h e F.R. B u l l e t i n and f i n a l San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t f i g u r e s appear i n a r e l e a s e of t h e Reserve Bank.

l / About 2 1 0 w e e k l y r e p o r t i n g member banks are r e p o r t i n g changes i n t h e i r l a r g e r l o a n s a s t o i n d u s t r y ; t h e s e banks hold over 90 per c e n t of
t o t a l commercial and i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s of a l l w e e k l y r e p o r t i n g member banks and about ?0 per c e n t of t h o s e of a l l commercial banks.