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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.12

February 17, I960

(For Immediate Release)

CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AMD INDUSTRIAL LOANS BY INDUSTRY
Commercial and industrial loans increased in most districts and a net of
$106 million at all reporting member banks during the week ended February 10. The
principal net increases were $57 million in loans to manufacturers of metals and
metal products, $37 million to manufacturers of textiles, apparel, and leather
products, $32 million to "other" manufacturing and mining concerns, and $24 million
to the construction industry.
The principal offsetting net decreases were $33 million in loans to commodity dealers and $27 million to manufacturers of food, liquor, and tobacco
products.
Changes in loans during the week and since year-end are shown below; the
third column shows the changes during the comparable period last year.

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

Week
ended ,
Feb. ICS'

Cumulative since year-end
Dec. 30, 1959
Dec. 31> 1958
to
/
to
Feb. 10, 1960s
Feb. 11, 1959
millions of dollars)

+ 37
+ 57

-190
+ 86
+199

-203
+ 36
+142

+ 1
+ 32

- 21
+ 14

- 61
- 10

Trade--wholesale and retail
Commodity dealers
Public utilities and transportation
Construction
All other types of business

+ 2
- 33
- 12
+ 24
- 7

- 66
-148
- 45
- 5
- 54

- 84
-131
-182
- 11

Classified changes - net
Unclassified changes - net

+ 73
+ 33

-230
-172

-600
-220

Net change in commercial and
industrial loans

+106

-402

-819

- 27

- 96

jg/ Preliminary.
Note: Cumulative figures in the last column are not strictly comparable with
current figures because of revised loan classification beginning with week ended
July 8, 1959*




H.12(a)

CHANGES IK COMMERCIAL AMD INDUSTRIAL LOANS OP A SAMPLE OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS
BY INDUSTRY AND FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT,
WEEK ENDED WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, i960
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 DisNew Phila- Cleve-j RichSt. Minne- Kansas
San FranBoston
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(in millions of dollars)
- 27.0

+ 36.8
+ 56.9

+

.6

-19.4

+2.8 +20.2

+ 1.4

- *7
+ .3

+ 4.5

+ 4.6

+5.0

+22.7

- 1.6

+ .2

.9

+2.4

+ 2.6

- 4.4

+ -7
+2.4

+1.0

+ 1.4
+ .3
+ 1.7

+1.0
+1.1

+ 6.9

+1.7

+1.9

+

- .4

+1.2

+ .2
+ .2

- 1.3
+ 1.8

+1.8

+ 4.2
- 2.9
+ 4.0

+ 1.0

- .2 + 2.7
+ 3-7 +11.8

Trade:
Wholesale
Retail

+ 2.0

+ 1.9

-

.3 -17.2

~ 5.0

- .4 - .8
+ 2.4 + .2

+ .1 + .8
+ .6

+ .4

+ 6.7

+ .1
+ .8 +1.1

+ •§
+1.6

+1.3

Commodity dealers

- 32.8

+

.5

-

- 1.9

~ .8

-

.4

-3.2

- 5-0

-9.1

-1.0

-2.2 -5.8

- 3*8

Public utilities (including transportation)

- 11.6

+ 3*6

+

-8.8

-

-7

+ .2 + 1.6

+ .5

+ .2

- 4.1

Construction

+ 23.7

+

.5 +14.7

+ 2.7 +1.6

+ 1.2

+ .7

-

-2.0

+ 4.7

All other types of business

-

-

.2

+ 1.3

- .1

+ 5.7

-1.2

+1.9

— 2.4

+ 31.6

7-2

.1

- 4.5

-10.7

- .2 + .1
+ 1.0 +1.0

.4

-

*3

+ .2 + 6.2

.2

- .1 + .2
- .1 + .3

+ •5

—

- 2.8

+ •9

+ .4

*2

- .4
+1.7

+ .1

- .5

+ .7

+ .1
(+1.4)
(
)

+ .6
+ 4.7

Net change in classified loans 1/

+ 73.4

+17.4 +15.2

+11.3 -3.0

+ 9.2

+2.6

+12.1

-1.4

+4.7

+1.1

-1.3

+ 5-5

Unclassified changes - net

+ 32.6

+ 2.6 - 1.2

+

+ 2.8

+1.4

+ 3.9

+1.4

- .7

+ .9

+ .3

+15.5

Net change in commercial and
industrial loans

+106.0

+20.0

+12.0

+12.0

+4.0

+16.0

+4.0

+2.0

-1.0

+21.0

+14.0

.7 +5.0
+2.0

v/f 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 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.