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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)

H.12

September 2, 1953

CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS BY INDUSTRY
Repayments of $67 million by sales finance companies and $lU million
by manufacturers of metals and metal products were the p r i n c i p a l f a c t o r s in the
SU9 million decrease 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 reporting member banks during the week ended August 26, P a r t i a l l y o f f s e t t i n g increases included $21 million in loans to manufacturers of food,
l i q u o r , and tobacco products and $1$ million in loans to "other" types of
business.
Loans t o manufacturers of t e x t i l e s , apparel, and l e a t h e r products
increased $7 million during the week? loans to t h i s i n d u s t r i a l category have
shown small increases i n eleven of the twelve preceding weeks.
Loans to commodity dealers increased in s i x d i s t r i c t s but declined
in the other s i x , with the r e s u l t t h a t these loans increased only $1 million
during the week.
Changes i n loans during the week and since mid-year are shown below;
the t h i r d column shows the changes during the comparable period l a s t y e a r :

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
Petroleum, coal, chemicals, and
rubber
Other manufacturing and mining

Week
/
ended
August 26

Cumulative since mid-year
June 2U,
Corresponding
1953 P/
period, 1952

(In millions of d o l l a r s )

+ 21
+ 7
- lit

- 32
+ 67
- 59

+1U3
+ 57
-21U

- 3
+ 3

- U
+ 18

+ 97
+ 13

Trade — wholesale and r e t a i l
Commodity dealers
Sales finance companies
Public u t i l i t i e s & t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
Construction
Other types of business

+ 2
+ 1
- 67

- 36
+li*2
- 69
-127
+ 18
+ 90

C l a s s i f i e d changes - net
Unclassified changes - net

- la
- 8

- 19
+ lli
- 1U
+ 58
+ lU
+ 59
+102
- 8

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

- U9

+ 9U

+11*2

p/

••P

- 5
+ 15

Preliminary; see footnote on attached table*




+11U
+ 28

CHANGES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS OF A SAMPLE OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS
BY INDUSTRY AND FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT,
WEEK ENDED WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 6 , 1953

H. 1 2 ( a )

B u s i n e s s o f Borrower

All Dist r i c t s P/

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Boston

(In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
Manufacturing and miningj
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 m e t a l products ( i n c l u d i n g
machinery & t r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment)
P e t r o l e u m , c o a l , c h e m i c a l s , and rubber
Other manufacturing and mining

+11,8
+ 6,0

+20.7

+

-13.8
-3.0

4-

Trades
Wholesale
Retail
+ 5.5

Commodity ^dealers
S a l e s f i n a n c e companies
Public u t i l i t i e s

(including transportation)

Construction
A l l o t h e r t y p e s of b u s i n e s s
Net change i n c l a s s i f i e d l o a n s ^ /
U n c l a s s i f i e d changes - n e t
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 l o a n s

+

- 8.3

+ 1.0

+

*5

.h

.1
.2
*3

- U.3
+ .6
+ l.l

+ 2.8
+ .8
.2
.1
.2

+

+

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.1

+

l.U

-

«5

+

5*7
.8

- 2.2
- 2.8
+ 2.3

- 1.0
+ .1
- .1

.9
.3

+
-

.5
.3

•U

.8

- 3.5

+ 1.7

-

.8

- 1.5

- 5*8

+ 1.7

+ 1*5

- 1*3

- 2.9

- .2

- 2.3

-

-

.2

-

.3

- .8

+8.0 - .2

.1

-

.3

- i.U
+ l.U

- 1.5

-11.5

- 1.2

+ 1.6

- 3*8

- 5.9

+

-

.6

- 3*2

- l.l

-11.8

+ 1.0

- 7*0

- 7.0

- 2.0

.8
.3

+

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+ .6

+ l.U

-

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*2

- 1.3

-

- 2.2

- 3*2

- 2.0

+ .6
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+ 2.3
+ .2

+ •1
+ »5

+

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- 1.9
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+

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+ .6 - 2.0 - .2

-27.5

+ 2.6

+ 5.5

— .6 — .6 — .1+

+

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+2.5

+

-22.0

+ 2.0

- 1.0

- 9.0

- 1.0

.2

+

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— .8
+ *u

+ .i

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+ .6
+ *li

+ 2.6
+ .1

.9

+ 8.5

+ 2.0

+
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+

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2.It

+

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+
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+

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+ l.l
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+ .2
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9.8

p / 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 San Francisco D i s t r i c t f i n a l f i g u r e s appear i n a r e l e a s e of the Reserve Bank.

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