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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H»12

(For Immediate Release)

March li, 1953

CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS BY INDUSTRY
Increases of $12 million each in loans to the wholesale and retail
trade and to sales finance companies, and $10 million to public utilities
were offset by a decrease of $28 million in loans to manufacturers of food,
liquor, and tobacco products at weekly reporting member banks during the week
ended February 2$. As a result, the net increase in commercial, industrial,
and agricultural loans was only $2 million.
An increase was reported in loans to manufacturers of textiles,
apparel, and leather products for the fourth consecutive week. Most of the
increase in loans to manufacturers of metals and metal products was in the ^
Chicago Districtj it was offset in part by a decrease in the New York District,
Changes in loans during the week, since the year-end, and since
mid-1952 were as follows:

Business of Borrower

Week
ended
„/
February 2g-

Since p /
December 31"

Since
June 25-

(In millions of dollars)
Manufacturing and mining;
Food, liquor, and tobacco
Textiles, apparel, and leather
Metals and metal products
Petroleum, coal, chemicals,
and rubber
Other manufacturing & mining

- 28
+ 7
+ 5

-167
+ 73
+122

+588
+ 33
+123

+

2

- 2
- 18

+2U8
+ 18

+
+
+
+

12
5
12
10
u
1

- 22
-166
-115
- 32
- 8
- 18

+119
+195
+U29
- 89
+
5
+173

Classified changes - net
Unclassified changes - net

+ 11
- 9

-353
-1U3

+2,lbl
-21I4

Net change in commercial,
industrial, and agricultural loans

+

-U95

+1,927

Trade — wholesale and retail
Commodity dealers
Sales finance companies
Public utilities & transportation
Construction
Other types of business

pJ

2

Preliminaryj see footnote on attached table *




CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS OF A SAMPLE OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS
BY INDUSTRY AND FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT,
WEEK ENDED WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 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
Tradej
Wholesale
Retail

(In millions of dollars)
Phila- Cleve- RichNew
All DisBoston
mond Atlanta Chicago
York delphia land
tricts P,

- 1.1 - 6.6 - 1.2 -2.1

-28.2
+ 7.1

-

.5 + i*.2

+ h*5

+

.3

+ 1,6

- .2

(

)

(+12.2)

+ .2
+ 1.2

.8

+
+

.3

- U.6

+

.5

+
+

,6

+ 3.7
+ 2.5

+
+

.U - .2 +
.5 - 3 . 7 +

+ 1.5

+
+

.5 +
,2 -

+ 2.0

.1
.1
.1

.2 + 3.0
.5 - *5

+

.3 - 3 . 1

+ 1*2 - 1.3

-

Sales finance companies

- U.5
+11.7

-

.8 + l l t * 9

- 2.7

+ 1.2

Public utilities (including transportation)

+10.2

+

.5 + 3.3 +

Construction

- 3.9

- 2.7 - 2.6 - .1 - .1

All other types of business

+ .8

Commodity dealers

Net change in c las si fied loans.!/*

+11.3

. Ij. - 1.8
-1.1

+13.I+

Unclassified changes - net

- 9.3

+ 2.1 - U.lj.

Net change in commercial, industrial,
and agricultural loans

+ 2.0

+ 1.0

+ 9 . 0

-

.3
. li

- 1.9
.1
- 2 . 0

- It. 0

+ 1.7

.5

2.1
-11.0

-

.3

+ 5 . 0

.7
.5

.9 •U

.3

- 2.3

- 9.8 - 5 . 0
+ .3 + 1 . 0

+

.6

+
+

.1
.7

+ 9.0 - 1.7
- 1.2 -

.9

- .2

+ 1.6 + .I4. + .2 - .2
- .1 r 2- 1 )
+
.h

- 1.0

- 1.3 -

+ 2.1

+

+ .2

+ U.l

+

.3

.1 + .2
+ 5*5

+

.h
.3

-

.6
- 8*9

*9

.2
.1

+

.4

.6

! San Fran-*
St. mi nne - Kansas
Dallas]
oiscs •
Louis apoUs City

+ lu'O
——
+ it.O

.2

.5
.5

+ .1

+ .2
+ .2
- .2

Not

avail-

-

.5

+

.3 - ,2 — 1.0
.6 - 1.6 + 1.3

——
+ .2
— .8
+ 1.2 - .1 - .2
.1
+ .5 + .1
+ 3.6 - 5 . 5 - 2,2 — I4.6 +
- 1.0

.5

- 5.0

—

*2

.8 + 3«2

- 3.0

+ 3*0

+ 3.1

+ .2
+ .2
4-

able

*2

+ 1.0

+ it*8
w

2*8

+ 2 . 0

p/ Preliminary; final totals will appear in the F.R. Bulletin and San Francisco District figures appear in a release of the Reserve Bank.