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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.12

(For Immediate Release)

September 11, 1957

CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS BY INDUSTRY
Net increases of $6l million in loans to sales finance companies, $33 mil
lion to manufacturers and producers of petroleum, coal, chemicals, and rubber products, $14 million each to public utilities and to "other" manufacturing and mining
were largely offset by decreases of $48 million in loans to manufacturers of metals
and metal products and $l6 million to- commodity dealers. The net increase in commercial and industrial loans at weekly reporting member banks during the week ended
September 4, 1957, was $52 million.
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
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 .
Sept. 42/

Cumulative since mid-year
June 27, 195E
June 26, 1957
to
to
Sept. 5, 195f
Sept. 4, 19572/
(in millions of dollars)

+13
- 2
-48

+ 2
+ 68
-415

+ 44
+ 85
-296

+33
+14

+ 5
+ 34

+293
+133

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

+ 5
•16
+61
+14
+ 2
-10

- 7
+182
-216
- 52
+ 16
+ 33

+ 8
+264
- 84
+ 40
- 6
+102

Classified changes - net
Unclassified changes - net

+66
-14

-350
-112

+584
- 79

Net change in commercial and
industrial loans

+52

-462

+505

p/ Preliminary; see footnote on attached table.
In addition to the weekly table, a monthly table is attached showing
changes during August compared with the preceding month and with August 1956, aQ d
also showing changes during the past twelve months.
Changes during August were in the same direction as in August 1956 in all
industrial classifications except loans to manufacturers and producers of petroleum
coal, chemicals, and rubber products.
The August 1957 increases in loans to commodity dealers and to manufacturers of food, liquor, and tobacco products were seasonal and the largest monthly
increases in these categories this year.




H . 12(a)

CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL L O A N S OF A SAMPLE OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEFjBER BANKS
B Y INDUSTRY AND FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT,

WEEK ENDED WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1957
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

j New
All DisBoston!
tricts P /
York

St.
Phila- Cleve- Richmond Atlanta Chicago Louis
delphia land
(In millions of dollars)

-3 +

.8 +
.7 -

Minne- Kansas
San Franapolis City Dallas cisco Pz

+ 5.9 + .4
+ 1.3 - 3-3

- .4
+ .2

- .8
+ .3

+ -5

- .4
+1.7
- .8

-11.4 - -5
+1.5 + 1.0
+ 3*2 - .3

-2.2
- .1

- .5
- .4
+ .1

+ .4
+ .2

.4 - 1.4 + 1.0
.5 + .4

- -5
+1.0

+ 1.1 +
- .3 +

-5
.4

-2.0
+ .5

+ 2.1
- .3
- .2 S-i.gj - 1.4

.1 +

.5

- .8

+

.1 - 9-2

+2.0

- .3

-2.4

+ 1-7

+9-4

+10.4 + 3.8 +11.8 + 1.2

+ .7

+19.6

+

.1

+1.2

-1.0

+2.6

+

-7

+14.3

- .4

+ 7-2 -

.2 + 1.8 + 5-6

+1.0

-

.7 -

.5

- .1

- .1

+ -5

+

.2

Construction

+ 2.0

- .3

+10.5

.4 - 2.4 +

.4

- .7

- 1.0 -

.3

- #1

- .3

-3.0

-

.4

All other types of business

-10.3

-1.9

- 6.4 - 3.0 -

.9 +

.4

-2.6

+

- 1.3

- .2

+ .7

+3-8

+

.6

Net change in classified loans l/

+66.2

+2.5

+45.8 + 2.0 - 7-3 +12.5

-1.3

+19.8 -13.0

-1 * 2 -2.8

+1.0

+ 8.2

Unclassified changes - net

-14.2

-4.5

-12.8

-3 - 2.5

- .7

-

.8 - 1.0

- .8

-2.2

-1.0

+11.8

Net change in commercial and
industrial loans

+52.0

-2.0

+33.0 + 2.0 - 7-0 +10.0

—2.0

+19.0 -i4.o

-2.0

-5-0

+13-3
- 2.3

- .7
- .9

+

.1 + 3.1
.3 + .8

+ .8
- .7

-48.2
+33-3
+13.8

- .6
+ .7
+ .4

-18.2 + 2.3 -15.5
~
+30.5 - .5 -1.4 - .2
+10.5 - .7 + .2 - .3

5 3

<• - >

- .5
-1.4

- .8 +
+ 7-8 +

Commodity dealers

-15.5

-1.3

- 6.0 -

Sales finance companies

+60.5

Public utilities (including transportation)

Trade:
Wholesale
Retail

-

- -

+

.3 +

e

.5

+ 4.9
- .4
- 1.2
+ .1
+ 1.3

+20.0

1
I

p/ Preliminary; final totals will appear in the F. R. Bulletin and San Francisco District final figures appear in a release of the Reserve BSDK.
l/ About 210 weekly reporting aerrfoer tanks are reporting changes in their larger loans as to industry; these banks hold over 90 per cent of total
commercial and industrial loans of all weekly reporting member banks and nearly /0 per cent of those of all commercial banks.




H.12(b)

CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOAlvfS 07 A SAMPLE OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BAEKS 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

4 weeks
ended
Aug. 28, 1957

4 weeks
5 weeks
ended
ended
Aug.
29, 1956
July 31, 1957
of
dollars)
(in millions

12 months
ended
Aug. 28, 1957

+ 70.9
+ 49.7

- 82,6
+ 20.6

+114.9
+ 47.7

+
+

340.2
136.1

-138.3
- 1.2
+ 10.8

-228.5
- 27.2
+ 9.4

-138.8
+ 54.1
+ 59.8

+
+
+

756.2
571.6
170.7

Trade — wholesale and retail

+ 29.2

- 41.6

+

1.8

+

166.6

Commodity dealers

+155.7

+ 41.6

+107.6

+

148.1

Sales finance companies

+

3.8

-280.2

+137.2

+

253.9

Public utilities (including transportation)

+ 17.2

- 83.4

+ 52.0

+

772.4

Construction

+

5.4

+

9.0

+ 19.1

-

67.2

All other types of business

+ 45.8

-

2.5

+ 85.9

+

55.8

Net change in classified loans l/

+249.0

-665.4

+541.3

+3,304.4

Unclassified changes - net

+ 24.0

-121.6

+

-

Net change in commercial and
industrial loans

+273.0

-787.0

+551.0

l/ See footnote on preceding table regarding current coverage.




9.7

432.4

+2,872.0