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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM July 24, 1957 (For Immediate Release) H. 12 CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS BY INDUSTRY A net decrease of $96 million in loans to s a l e s finance companies was the p r i n c i p a l f a c t o r in the $114 million decrease in commercial and i n d u s t r i a l loans a t weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks during the week ended July 17. Other net decreases included $30 m i l l i o n to manufacturers of food, l i q u o r , and tobacco products, $17 m i l l i o n to "other" types of b u s i n e s s , $15 million to manuf a c t u r e r s of metals and metal products, and $23 m i l l i o n to u n c l a s s i f i e d borrowers. P a r t l y o f f s e t t i n g net increases included $22 m i l l i o n to public u t i l i t i e s , $15 million to commodity d e a l e r s , and $14 m i l l i o n to manufacturers and producers of petroleum, c o a l , chemicals, and rubber products. Changes in loans during the week and since year-end are shown below; the t h i r d column shows the changes during the comparable period l a s t year: 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, and rubber Other manufacturing and mining T r a d e - - w h o l e s a l e and r e t a i l Week ended July 17B/ Cumulative since year-end Dec. 257 1955 Dec. 26, 1956 to to 'P/ July 18, 1956 July 17, 1957 (In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s ) - 30 - + + 162 855 515 - 387 + 268 +1,258 + 14 + 8 + + 280 219 + 468 + 451 3 15 96 - 19 510 + 172 + 183 + 4 - 15 - 332 - 459 + 340 + 40 Commodity d e a l e r s Sales finance 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 All other types of business 7 _17 + 4ll + 3 : 47 C l a s s i f i e d changes - n e t U n c l a s s i f i e d changes - n e t 92 23 +1,021 - 221 +2,002 + 4? -114 800 +2,049 Net change in commercial and i n d u s t r i a l loans 22 p / Preliminary; see f o o t n o t e on attached t a b l e . + 182 CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS OF A SAMPLE OF W E L REPORTING M M E BANKS EKY E BR BY INDUSTRY A D FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT, N W E ENDED WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1957 EK H.12(a) Business of Borrower Manufacturing and mining: Food, l i q u o r , and tobacco T e x t i l e s , apparel, 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, coal, chemicals, and rubber Other manufacturing and mining All D i s - . t r i c t s £/ Boston j St. New P h i l a - Cleve- Richmond Atlanta Chicago |Louis York delphia land (In millions of d o l l a r s ) San FranMinne- Kansas apolis City Dallas cisco £/ - 30.1 + 3.8 + .6 + .6 -18.8 + .5 + 4.0 - .1 - 2.1 -5.8 -1.4 + .2 + .1 -11.0 + 2.6 + .2 +4.4 - .4 -1.4 + 2.9 + 1.4 +1.1 - .2 - 3-1 .6 - 14.7 + 13-7 + 7-8 - .7 +1.0 +4.0 - 7-6 +11.6 + 1.4 - 3-8 + .6 • 3 + 1.6 • 9 - 1.1 -1.9 - .2 + .2 + .5 +1.0 + .8 - 1.2 - -5 + 4.3 + .2 - .4 - .2 - .4 + -5 + .2 + .4 - .2 +1.4 + .1 -1.7 - 2.2 - • + 1.0 - 3.0 + 2.3 - 2.8 - 1.4 + - .5 .9 + .4 - .8 +3.3 - .8 - 2.4 +1.2 + .3 - .5 - 1.4 8 +2.2 -1.8 + .1 2 Commodity dealers + ik.9 + .4 + .5 + 1.2 - 1.4 - .2 - .2 + 5-5 +2.4 + .5 + 5.2 Sales finance companies - 96.4 -6.3 -65.3 - 5-1 - 4.3 +2.4 - .1 - 6.7 - .2 -4.3 - Public u t i l i t i e s (including transportation) + 21.7 +1.4 + 9.8 + -5 - 3.7 + .3 + 4.6 + .6 -- + 1.0 - .1 + 7.3 Construction + 7.3 +1.2 - 3.0 + .2 + .6 + .6 + .4 + 2.4 - .1 +1.0 + 2.1 + .9 + 1.0 All other types of business - 16.7 -3.2 -11.5 - .7 - 3.0 -1.2 +1.0 + 2.6 -2, ] + .1 - .2 - .3 + 1.8 Net change in c l a s s i f i e d loans 1/ - 91.5 - .6 -83.1 - 9.2 -13.2 -7.0 +6.5 - .6 +6.3 -4.6 +10.7 +2.4 + U n c l a s s i f i e d changes - net - 22.5 -1.4 - 4.9 - - -- - •5 - 2.4 + .7 +1.6 + .3 +1.6 -15.9 Net change i n commercial and i n d u s t r i a l loans -114.0 -2.0 -88.0 -10.0 -7.0 +6.0 - 3.0 +7.0 -3.0 +11.0 +4.0 -15.0 Trade: Wholesale Retail (- ' ) .8 .8 -14.0 — + .1 + .2 ( (" J ) l2 +1.4 " 1-2 + 3.6 - .4 - 5.6 -7 .9 p/ Preliminary; f i n a l t o t a l s w i l l appear in -cue r . n, s u i i c u i u a.uu ©on n a u u i o w ~ — v— l / About 210 weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks are reporting changes in t h e i r larger loans as to industry; these Dames hold over 90 per cent of to^al commercial and i n d u s t r i a l loans of a l l weekly reporting member banks and nearly ?0 per cent of those of a l l commercial banks.