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isSn&k-. FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release • f*AL R £ ^ • For immediate release September 18, 1974 H.4.2 WEEKLY CONDITION REPORT OF LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS AND DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARIES Total loans and investments (adjusted) at large commercial banks increased $2,945 million in the week ended September 11. This reflected an increase of $2,150 million in loans (adjusted), an increase of $667 million in U.S. Treasury security holdings and an increase of $128 million in holdings of "other11 securities. Demand deposits adjusted increased $1,044 million while U.S. Government demand deposits increased $505 million. deposits increased $481 million. Total time and savings Gross liabilities of banks to their foreign branches increased $317 million. Commercial and industrial loans increased a net of $273 million; during the comparable week a year ago these loans increased $504 million. Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying U.S. Treasury securities increased $1,391 million, and their loans for purchasing or carrying "other" securities increased $564 million. Sales of Federal funds and purchase of securities under agreements to resell with brokers and dealers involving U.S. Treasury securities increased $318 million and those involving "other securities increased $180 million. Loans to sales and personal finance institutions decreased $93 million as compared with a decrease of $22 million during the corresponding week in 1973. Real estate loans increased $111 million, and consumer instalment loans increased $34 million. Total U.S. Treasury securities held increased $667 million. Holdings of Treasury bills increased $731 million and holdings of "other" U.S. Treasury securities maturing within 1 year decreased $2 million. Longer term Treasury note and bond holdings decreased $62 million. Savings deposits declined by $95 million (the previous week's figure was revised to a $17 million decrease). All other consumer-type time deposits (i.e. other time IPC less large negotiable CD's IPC) decreased by $159 million (the previous week's figure was revised to a $154 million increase). H .4.2 WEEKLY CONDITION REPORT OF LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS CHANGE SINCE SEPT. f SEPT. I 4, * 12, I 1974 1973 SEPT. 11, ** 1974 ASSETS TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS, (GROSS) FEDERAL FUNDS SOLD AND SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER AGREEMENTS TO R E S E L L — T O T A L COMMERCIAL BANKS BROKERS AND DEALERS INVOLVING U. So TREASURY SECURITIES INVOLVING OTHER SECURITIES OTHERS OTHER L O A N S — T O T A L f1) COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS (1) AGRICULTURAL LOANS LOANS TO BROKERS AND DEALERS FOR PURCHASING OR C A R R Y I N G — U . S. TREASURY SECURITIES OTHER SECURITIES OTHER LOANS FOR PURCHASING OR C A R R Y I N G — U. S. TREASURY SECURITIES OTHER SECURITIES LOANS TO NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SALES FINANCE, PERSONAL FINANCE, ETC. OTHER REAL ESTATES LOANS LOANS TO DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL BANKS LOANS TO FOREIGN COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSUMER INSTALMENT LOANS LOANS TO FOR. GOVTS., OFFICIAL INSTS., ETC. OTHER LOANS U. S. TREASURY S E C U R I T I E S — T O T A L TREASURY BILLS TREASURY CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS TREASURY NOTES AND U . S. BONDS M A T U R I N G — WITHIN 1 YEAR 1 YEAR TO 5 YEARS AFTER 5 YEARS OTHER SECURITIES—TOTAL OBLIGATIONS OF STATES AND POLITICAL S U B D I V I S I O N S — TAX WARRANTS AND SHORT-TERM NOTES AND BILLS ALL OTHER OTHER BONDS, CORPORATE STOCKS, AND SECURITIES PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATES IN FED. AGENCY LOANS ALL OTHER (INCLUDING CORPORATE STOCKS) CASH ITEMS IN PROCESS OF COLLECTION RESERVES WITH FEDERAL RESERVE BA&KS CURRENCY AND COIN BALANCES WITH DOMESTIC BANKS INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES NOT CONSOLIDATED OTHER ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS/LIABILITIES L I A 400,928 + 3,371 +41,865 17,159 14,064 + 1,172 + 596 + 1,764 586 745 299,682 127,660 3,791 318 180 78 1,404 + 273 22 - 250 341 + 513 • +38,356 +19,984 + 441 * + + 1,958 4,405 + 88 2,658 - 10,267 21,916 59,548 3,710 6,804 34,761 1,609 20,507 21,935 3,363 - 1,391 564 9 18 367 237 871 800 89 289 + + + + + + • + - * 93 66 111 170 102 34 71 550 667 731 3,829 10,682 4,061 62,152 + 2 27 35 128 149 - 2,154 + 1,408 • 4,663 6,635 41,135 - 25 58 - 1,060 • 2,226 64 147 4,416 2,689 355 470 11 219 4,079 + 612 + 2*885 + 1,502 931 + • 339 + 1,139 + 315 + 8,263 +54,354 159,048 114,992 5,872 1,848 23,052 634 1,464 5,086 6,100 219,935 4,789 2,740 222 505 1,922 64 315 92 569 + 481 + 5,817 + 2,211 + 33 • 203 + 1,719 84 + 551 + 1,555 371 +28,725 56,967 119,166 24,424 7,466 10,237 95 389 184 21 74 658 • •21,771 • 1,216 + 1,709 + 2,089 + 219 645 46 + 9,096 • 1,188 • 44 + • 511 83 * 15 • 6,309 + 623 3 + 2,555 2,603 11,779 33,353 22,982 4,705 11,093 1,615 29,088 503,764 - + - + + - 1,116 4,718 6,955 71 1,997 2,948 285 148 1,521 626 I L I T I 6 S DEMAND DEPOSITS - TOTAL INDIVIDUALS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND CORPORATIONS STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS U . S. GOVERNMENT DOMESTIC INTERBANK — COMMERCIAL MUTUAL SAVINGS F O R E I G N — G O V T S . , OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS, ETC. COMMERCIAL BANKS CERTIFIED AND OFFICERS CHECKS TIME AND SAVINGS D E P O S I T S — T O T A L (2) INDIVIDUALS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND C O R P O R A T I O N S — SAVINGS DEPOSITS OTHER TIME DEPOSITS STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS DOMESTIC INTERBANK F O R E I G N — G O V T S . , OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS, ETC. FEDERAL FUNDS PURCHASED AND SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE B O R R O W I N G S — F R O M FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS FROM OTHERS OTHER LIABILITIES AND MINORITY INTEREST IN CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES RESERVES FOR LOANS RESERVES ON SECURITIES TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 53,249 1,927 5,981 24,821 5,199 62 33,542 + - + MEMORANDA TOTAL LOANS, GROSS ADJUSTED 13> TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS, GROSS ADJUSTED (31 DEMAND DEPOSITS ADJUSTED (4) NEGOTIABLE TIME CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF $100,000 OR MORE INCLUDED IN TIME AND SAVINGS D E P O S I T S — T O T A L TO INDIVIDUALS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND CORPS. TO OTHERS GROSS LIABILITIES OF BANKS TO THEIR FOREIGN BRANCHES 4 2,150 299,067 383,154 100,795 2,945 * 1,044 +38,889 +42,031 + 2,393 88,908 62,075 26,833 3,319 465 548 83 317 +19,667 +15,214 • 4,453 + 1,377 + + (1) THE PRELIMINARY REPORTED FIGURE- ON THE OUTSTANDING AMOUNT OF LOANS SOLD OUTRIGHT (I.E., EXCLUDING REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS), TO BANKS OWN FOREIGN BRANCHES, BANKS OWN NONBANK HOLDING COMPANIES, NONCONSOLIDATED NONBANK SUBSIDIARIES OF HOLDING COMPANIES, AND OTHER NONCONSOLIDATED NONBANK AFFILIATES OF BANKS WAS $ 5,085 MILLION, OF WHICH $3,138 MILLION WAS COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS; $ , ,,, MILLION WAS REAL ESTATE LOANS; AND $1,827 MILLION WAS OTHER LOANS. (2) INCLUDES TIME DEPOSITS OF U . S. GOVERNMENT AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL BANKS NOT SHOWN SEPARATELY. (3) EXCLUSIVE OF LOANS AND FEDERAL FUND TRANSACTIONS WITH DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL BANKS. (4) ALL DEMAND DEPOSITS EXCEPT U . S. GOVERNMENT AND DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL BANKS, LESS CASH ITEMS IN PROCESS OF COLLECTION. PRELIMINARY (SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT). * REVISED. H.4.2(A) W E E K L Y C O N D I T I O N R E P O R T OF LARGE C O M M E R C I A L B A N K S , BY D I S T R I C T , S E P T . 11, 1974 BOSTON FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT PHILA- 1 CLEVENEW YORK DELPHIA 1 L A N D 1 IN M I L L I O N S Uh M J L L A K S J RICH MONO ATLANTA A S S E T S TOTAL LOANS A N D I N V E S T M E N T S , (GROSS) FEDERAL FUNDS SOLD AND SECURITIES P U R C H A S E D UNDER A G R E E M E N T S TO R E S E L L — T O T A L COMMERCIAL BANKS BROKERS AND DEALERS INVOLVING U . S. TREASURY SECURITIES INVOLVING OTHER SECURITIES OTHERS OTHER L O A N S — T O T A L (1) C O M M E R C I A L A N D I N D U S T R I A L L O A N S (1) AGRICULTURAL LOANS LOANS T O B R O K E R S A N D D E A L E R S FOR P U R C H A S I N G OR C A R R Y I N G — U . S . T R E A S U R Y S E C U R I T I E S OTHER S E C U R I T I E S OTHER L O A N S FOR P U R C H A S I N G OR C A R R Y I N G — U . S. T R E A S U R Y S E C U R I T I E S OTHER S E C U R I T I E S LOANS T O N O N - B A N K F I N A N C I A L I N S T I T U T I O N S SALES F I N A N C E , P E R S O N A L F I N A N C E , E T C . OTHER REAL E S T A T E S L O A N S LOANS T O D O M E S T I C C O M M E R C I A L B A N K S LOANS T O F O R E I G N C O M M E R C I A L B A N K S CONSUMER I N S T A L M E N T L O A N S LOANS T O F O R . G O V T S . , O F F I C I A L I N S T S . , E T C . OTHER L O A N S U . S . TREASURY S E C U R I T I E S — T O T A L TREASURY BILLS TREASURY C E R T I F I C A T E S OF I N D E B T E D N E S S TREASURY NOTES AND U . S . BONDS M A T U R I N G — WITHIN 1 YEAR 1 YEAR TO 5 Y E A R S AFTER 5 Y E A R S OTHER S E C U R I T I E S — T O T A L O B L I G A T I O N S OF S T A T E S A N D P O L I T I C A L S U B D I V I S I O N S TAX W A R R A N T S A N D S H O R T - T E R M N O T E S A N D BILLS ALL O T H E R OTHER B O N D S , C O R P O R A T E S T O C K S , AND S E C U R I T I E S P A R T I C I P A T I O N C E R T I F I C A T E S IN F E D . AGENCY L O A N S ALL O T H E R ( I N C L U D I N G C O R P O R A T E S T O C K S ) CASH ITEMS IN P R O C E S S OF C O L L E C T I O N RESERVES WITH FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS CURRENCY AND COIN BALANCES WITH DOMESTIC BANKS INVESTMENTS IN S U B S I D I A R I E S N O T C O N S O L I D A T E D OTHER ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS/LIABILITIES 15,240 116,979 15,990 27,961 20,023 18,526 521 506 1,823 1,595 444 357 2,380 1,636 822 821 1,327 1,237 64 23 11,772 5,531 7 185 7 36 92,545 44,744 175 583 157 4 18,260 7,524 10 9 34 1,689 2,931 2 21 278 841 2,505 120 211 1,328 12 873 618 16 — 15 — 12,150 5,215 14 44 3 94 24 612 5 67 3,901 9,225 12,091 1,698 3,399 5,747 851 5,458 6,941 1,618 — 89 1 — — 1 14,857 5,257 113 13,232 4,809 75 — 48 11 51 4 110 9 46 4 116 672 616 2,703 45 242 1,559 37 931 805 15 — 514 752 4,147 238 627 2,912 32 1,293 1,435 59 358 544 3,412 24 163 3,721 39 1,123 961 62 287 743 2,427 76 39 2,489 17 2,088 983 49 — — — 120 383 99 2,329 824 2,723 1,776 15,670 183 454 153 2,591 175 934 267 5,886 305 526 48 3,383 220 574 140 2,984 380 1,421 3,238 8,640 93 2,039 616 4,012 280 2,635 149 2,318 56 472 1,187 1,018 241 406 79 1,093 19,264 799 2,993 11,375 9,288 1,031 5,228 754 11,176 155,831 146 313 973 556 271 477 87 1,163 19,517 385 873 1,354 1,343 393 523 30 1,800 33,404 40 42fi 1,564 805 412 437 10 1,050 24,301 58 459 1,756 1,045 235 488 49 1,155 23,254 6,793 5,018 513 88 796 140 2 104 132 8,147 53,129 31,985 1,175 439 11,275 422 1 ,265 3,815 2,753 58,912 5,568 4,410 192 55 642 38 8 101 122 8,665 9,257 7,771 494 110 588 9 1 84 200 15,680 9,034 7,527 370 140 594 6 86 81 230 10,269 8,001 6,005 493 84 1,250 4 50 115 9,076 2,124 4,450 1,067 205 282 10,597 32,937 3,835 4,344 6,116 2,339 5,117 768 228 193 6,121 6,858 2,249 133 313 4,011 4,896 1,249 14 73 2,130 5,100 1,586 240 s 1,963 16,612 1,517 2,558 2,194 35 356 2,999 35 915 1,866 26 35 3,068 93 406 679 188 1 1,372 10,522 1,732 1,073 190 10,849 1,436 1, 548 299 24 2,647 970 331 3 1,767 799 189 3 1,619 11,667 14,614 4,722 91,075 113,686 30,040 12,192 15,588 3,898 18,766 26,087 7,205 14,834 19,178 6,736 13,246 17,213 4,911 4,645 3,184 1,461 32,858 21,861 10,997 3,354 2,428 926 4,914 3,096 1,818 2,361 1,637 724 3,379 2,142 1,237 L I A B I L I T I E S DEMAND DEPOSITS - TOTAL INDIVIDUALS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND CORPORATIONS STATES AND P O L I T I C A L S U B D I V I S I O N S U. S. GOVERNMENT DOMESTIC INTERBANK — COMMERCIAL MUTUAL SAVINGS F O R E I G N — G O V T S . , OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS, ETC. COMMERCIAL BANKS CERTIFIED A N D OFFICERS C H E C K S TIME A N D S A V I N G S D E P O S I T S — T O T A L (2) INDIVIDUALS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND C O R P O R A T I O N S — SAVINGS D E P O S I T S OTHER T I M E D E P O S I T S STATES A N D P O L I T I C A L S U B D I V I S I O N S DOMESTIC INTERBANK F O R E I G N — G O V T S . , OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS, ETC. F E D E R A L F U N D S P U R C H A S E D A N D S E C U R I T I E S SOLD UNDER A G R E E M E N T S TO R E P U R C H A S E B O R R O W I N G S — F R O M FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS FROM O T H E R S OTHER L I A B I L I T I E S A N D M I N O R I T Y I N T E R E S T IN C O N S O L I D A T E D S U B S I D I A R I E S R E S E R V E S FOR L O A N S R E S E R V E S ON S E C U R I T I E S TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS M E M OR A N D A TOTAL L O A N S , G R O S S A D J U S T E D (3) T O T A L LOANS A N D I N V E S T M E N T S , G R O S S A D J U S T E D 13) D E M A N D D E P O S I T S A D J U S T E D (4) N E G O T I A B L E T I M E C E R T I F I C A T E S OF D E P O S I T I S S U E D IN D E N O M I N A T I O N S OF $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 OR MORE I N C L U D E D IN TIME A N D S A V I N G S D E P O S I T S — T O T A L TO I N D I V I D U A L S , P A R T N E R S H I P S , AND C O R P S . TO O T H E R S SEE F O O T N O T E S ON F I R S T T A B L E . 121 ' H.4.2(B) W E E K L Y CONDITION R E P O R T OF LARGE COMMERCIAL B A N K S , BY D I S T R I C T , S E P T . 11, 1974 CHICAGO FEDERAL RES ERVE DIS1n t i c T ST. 1 M I N N E DALLAS SAN ** KANSAS LOUIS * APOLIS FRANCISCO CITY (IN* MILLION b Uh UULCAK5J A S S E T S TOTAL LOANS AND I N V E S T M E N T S , (GROSS) FEDERAL F U N D S SOLD AND SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER A G R E E M E N T S TO R E S E L L — T O T A L COMMERCIAL BANKS BROKERS AND D E A L E R S INVOLVING U . S. T R E A S U R Y SECURITIES INVOLVING OTHER SECURITIES OTHERS OTHER L O A N S — T O T A L (1) COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS 11) AGRICULTURAL LOANS LOANS TO BROKERS AND DEALERS FOR PURCHASING OR C A R R Y I N G — U . S. TREASURY SECURITIES OTHER SECURITIES OTHER L O A N S FOR PURCHASING OR C A R R Y I N G — U . S. TREASURY S E C U R I T I E S OTHER SECURITIES LOANS TO N O N - B A N K F I N A N C I A L INSTITUTIONS SALES F I N A N C E , P E R S O N A L FINANCE, E T C . OTHER REAL ESTATES LOANS LOANS TO DOMESTIC C O M M E R C I A L BANKS LOANS T O FOREIGN C O M M E R C I A L BANKS CONSUMER INSTALMENT L O A N S LOANS TO FOR. G O V T S . , OFFICIAL INSTS., E T C . OTHER LOANS U. S. TREASURY S E C U R I T I E S — T O T A L TREASURY BILLS TREASURY C E R T I F I C A T E S OF INDEBTEDNESS TREASURY NOTES AND U . S. BONDS M A T U R I N G — WITHIN 1 YEAR 1 YEAR TO 5 Y E A R S AFTER 5 YEARS OTHER S E C U R I T I E S — T O T A L OBLIGATIONS OF STATES A N D POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONSTAX W A R R A N T S AND SHORT-TERM NOTES A N D BILLS ALL OTHER OTHER B O N D S , C O R P O R A T E STOCKS, AND SECURITIES PARTICIPATION C E R T I F I C A T E S IN FED. AGENCY LOANS ALL OTHER (INCLUDING CORPORATE S T O C K S ) CASH ITEMS IN PROCESS OF COLLECTION RESERVES WITH FEDERAL R E S E R V E BANKS CURRENCY AND COIN BALANCES WITH DOMESTIC B A N K S INVESTMENTS IN S U B S I D I A R I E S N O T CONSOLIDATED OTHER ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS/LIABILITIES 60,221 8,910 4,463 9,013 16,212 87,390 2,612 2,198 819 703 272 195 981 887 1,449 1,330 3,709 2,599 333 3 78 44,963 19,879 323 62 54 11 5,918 2,578 47 208 730 60 19 585 4 99 2,069 4,051 8,403 450 920 4,151 298 2,877 3,573 561 90 3,150 1,528 24 4 5,953 2,132 385 108 10,534 4,743 252 347 249 514 66,348 23,720 2,366 1 10 1 30 1 39 35 334 ** — 77 — — — — — — 148 197 3 434 14 223 192 390 1,050 47 22 894 10 525 533 39 81 396 437 5 64 224 6 226 214 35 149 333 980 12 19 1,129 •i 586 509 114 168 727 1,561 61 83 1,122 — •• 1,340 919 99 1,598 3,298 19,832 934 1,015 9,485 307 3,187 4,444 676 669 1,853 490 9,073 93 341 60 1,640 39 74 66 827 116 229 50 1,570 135 524 161 3,310 950 2,067 751 12,889 597 6,273 31 1,237 — — 472 24 1,308 179 2,813 1,048 7,967 393 1,810 3,387 2,439 622 1,334 178 3,066 71,247 60 312 787 364 108 202 11 706 11,088 83 272 447 197 28 61 71 167 1,066 317 81 305 285 5,481 454 11,236 18,477 13,770 673 210 2,497 2 27 251 1,047 34,925 3,805 2,669 100 54 888 1,596 1,125 42 17 364 1 4,121 2,893 233 49 872 7,224 5,171 601 79 1,209 20 74 4,199 21 26 1,935 9 65 4,277 1 69 94 7,795 32,043 26,648 986 523 2,077 16 70 481 1,242 56,055 8,492 20,128 4,202 904 1,130 1,130 2,373 457 46 2 307 1,417 168 42 900 2,542 737 66 1,131 4,451 2.072 110 13 17,685 28,897 6,034 1,134 2,110 9,351 76 299 1,814 5 60 1,040 40 175 1,556 16 36 2.782 44 132 8,004 40 888 2,918 774 2 4,425 330 102 8 765 269 51 298 96 624 185 4,791 1,062 375 836 1,367 6,084 44,927 57,573 12,383 5,987 8,160 2,076 3,222 4,263 768 6,035 8,114 2,134 10,592 14,821 4*339 66,524 83,857 21,583 13,828 9,544 4,284 1,004 765 239 1,184 997 187 1,742 1,273 469 3,833 3,060 773 15,806 12,088 3,718 19 493 299 3,381 7,860 1,597 829 4,781 131 1,152 457 1,175 26 391 921 6,219 20,173 108,968 L I A B I L I T I E S DEMAND DEPOSITS - TOTAL INDIVIDUALS, P A R T N E R S H I P S , AND C O R P O R A T I O N S STATES AND POLITICAL S U B D I V I S I O N S U. S. GOVERNMENT DOMESTIC I N T E R B A N K — COMMERCIAL M U T U A L SAVINGS F O R E I G N — G O V T S . , OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS, E T C . COMMERCIAL BANKS CERTIFIED A N D OFFICERS C H E C K S TIME AND SAVINGS D E P O S I T S — T O T A L (2) INDIVIDUALS, P A R T N E R S H I P S , AND C O R P O R A T I O N S SAVINGS DEPOSITS OTHER TIME D E P O S I T S STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS DOMESTIC INTERBANK F O R E I G N — G O V T S . , OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS, ETC. FEDERAL FUNDS PURCHASED A N D SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE B O R R O W I N G S — F R O M FEDERAL R E S E R V E BANKS FROM O T H E RS OTHER LIABILITIES AND M I N O R I T Y INTEREST IN CONSOLIDATED S U B S I D I A R I E S RESERVES FOR LOANS RESERVES ON SECURITIES TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS — — M E M O R A N D A TOTAL LOANS, GROSS A D J U S T E D (3) TOTAL LOANS AND I N V E S T M E N T S , GROSS ADJUSTED (3) DEMAND DEPOSITS ADJUSTED (4) NEGOTIABLE TIME C E R T I F I C A T E S OF D E P O S I T ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 OR MORE INCLUDED IN TIME A N D S A V I N G S D E P O S I T S — T O T A L TO INDIVIDUALS, P A R T N E R S H I P S , AND C O R P S . TO OTHERS SEE FOOTNOTES ON FIRST T A B L E . - * PRELIMINARY.