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Not f o r p u b l i c a t i o
BOARD" OF GOVSR#ORS OF-TH3 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
L.4.2
^ c o m o i x ® AFTER SIX

M

MS

(Percentage" d i s t r i b u t i o n of c o n t r a c t s )

. Maturities

•

J

Purchased,
paper
Apr.

. ' Total:
- u:
May
Apr.

May

New c a r s
24 months or l e s s
25-30 months•
-31-36 months
Over 36 months
Total — -

;28.5
10.4
' 61.8
60.7
. 0.4 .
0.4
• 100.0 • i o o ^

Used c a r s l /
12 months or l e s s
13-18 months
19"24.months •
Over 24 months
. • T o t a l ; ' : •-

15.^:
15:3 ' . 12a
. 16.6
3,6.0 ; : .. 13.6
42.1 "
•41.9
. • 43.0
26;0
26.8 . . 3 1 3
' '100.0 : • 100:0
: 100.0

28.2 /

21.3
. 7-7
70..5
'

100.0

21.4
8.2
•69.9
. 100.q

May

roir
lo$ms

41.9
; 13 • 2
-44.9
. . 100.0

11.5' -• 23-6
24.6
• 13.4,
4 2 . 9 : • 40.0
%2 =
-11.8
.100.0:
100.0

Apr.

. 42.4
14.6
42.8
0.2
1,00.0

25.0
, 22.7
39.2
100.0

*Less than o n e - t e n t h o f one p e r c e n t .
l / F i g u r e s a r e predominately f o r l a t e model used c a r s b u t i n c l u d e d a t a from.
a few banks f o r a l l used c a r s . ; 5 .
: 7,.
.
; ;• • • : • • : :
. HOTJ): - D i s t r i b u t i o n s a r e b a s e d on t a b u l a t i o n s .of data-frbin 136 banks f o r
A p r i l and May and a r e not i n t e n d e d t o be e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l commercial banks I. In
May . r e p o r t s coveted 'about '39,000 c o n t r a c t s ' on new c a r s , ; 26f000 -purchased and
13#000 d i r e c t , and 21,0(pQ. c o n t r a c t s ' o n u s e d . c a r s f l$j00^) -purchased and 6,000
Since, composition o f ' tlre~''group of -tianks; changes from imonth t o month,,
d a t a a r e .not comparableiwith p r e v i o u s r e l e a s e s . .
• •* • ' ' '
For " d i s t r i b u t i o n a c c o r d i n g t o @a$urities and contract-"balance 1 as a p e r c e n t age of d e a l e r cost', see f a l l o w i n g pages, .
.




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Not f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE HSTALMENT LOANS

L.4.2

MAY I960 AND APRIL I960
NEW CARS
( P e r c e n t a g e d i s t r i b u t i o n of c o n t r a c t s )
Contract balance
as percentage of
de:
cost 1/

24 months
Over 36
31-36
25-30
I
months
months
or l e s s
months
May | Apr. , May i Apr. I May , 1 Apr. ; May | Apr.

Total
May | Apr.

PURCHASED PAPER
80$ or l e s s
61 j t o 90#
91$ t o 100$
101# t o 110#
Over 110$
Total

14.0 14.3
3-7
3.3
3.0 * 3.2
0.8 ' 0.9
0.3
0.5
21.6

22.4

28.3
7.5
6.0
1.9
1.0

29.5
7-9
4.5
1.7
0.9

44.7

#.5

2.8
2.0
2.2
0.7
M

3.1 |
2.1
1.8
0.7

QA

14.2
17.2
23.6
10.3
->.0

Jhl

—

7-9

8.1

70.3

69.3

0.2

7.3
3-7
3.8
1.1
w

8.9
3.3
3-6
1.3
0.6

16.2

17.7

13.0
17.5
23.5
10.4

*

0.2

0.1

0.2

31.0
22.5
29.0
11.8

30.4
23.4
28.6
12.0

100.0

100.0

51.3
19.4
19.6
6.4

52.5
19.4
18.8
6.4
2.9

100.0

100.0

36.9
21.6
26.3
10.2
5.0

37.0
22.2
25.7
10.3

DIRECT LOANS
80$ or l e s s
81$ t o 90$
91 to 100$
101 >0 to 110$
Over 110%
Total

15.7
8.2
9.8
3.4
- M

14.1
8.2
10.7
3.3
-LLI

*

*

0.1

0.1
0.1

39.0

37.6 |

0.1

0.2

*

*

0.1

0.1

*

*

*

*

TOTAL
80$ or l e s s
81$ to 90#
91$ t o 100$
101$ to 110$
Over 110$
Total

18.1
4,5
3.9
1.1
0.6

18.8
4.9
3.6
1.1

4.2
2.5
2.6
0.8
0.2

4.9
2.5
2.3
0.9
M

14.6
14.6
19.7
8.3

Jhl

13.3
14.8
19.7
3.3
3.8

0.1

0.1

2872

28.9

10.3

11.0

61.3

59.9

0.2

0.2

IOO.O' 100.0

1/ Contract balance does not i n c l u d e f i n a n c e and i n s u r a n c e c h a r g e s .
* Less than o n e - t e n t h of one p e r c e n t .
--NOTE: D i s t r i b u t i o n s a r e based on t a b u l a t i o n s of d a t a from 81 banks f o r A p r i l
and May and a r e n o t intended to be e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l commercial banks. In May r e p o r t s covered about 20,000 c o n t r a c t s on new c a r s , 14,000 purchased and 6,000 d i r e c t .
Since composition of the group of banks changes from month t o month, data a r e not
comparable with p r e v i o u s r e l e a s e s .




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- 3 DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS (continued)

*L. 4 . 2

MAY I960 AND APRIL i960
USED CARS
(Percentage d i s t r i b u t i o n of c o n t r a c t s )
JM.iATi.ties
12 months
C o n t r a c t "balance
19-24
or less
as percentage o f .
nths
who] e s a l e v-alue l / 2 /
Z I April

r

Over 24
May A p r i l

PURCHASED PAPER
80% o r l e s s
81$ to 90%
91# to 100%
101# t o 110#
Over 110#
Total

Lo
2.3
2.6
1.8
2.1
12.8

.
;
.
;

3.1

3.9

2.9 I

8.1;

8.6

1

SSI

7.5

2.2
8.0: 8 . 4
2.8 i 1 1 . 6 , 11.2

4 . 3 ; 4.5- 19.5: j£.9
5 . 1 ; 6.81 17.51 19.2
8.41 8 . 2 ; 2 5 . 1 | 24.3

2.0

6.8

1.8

2.1

i:!

1$

1.9

11.3 ! 12.4

11.8

2.1

44.0

6.2 : 6.9' 18.0; 18.2
6.9

19.9

18.4

4 3 . 6 -^0.8 33.3 •'100.01100.01

DIRECT LOANS
80# o r l e s s
81# t o 90#
91# t o 100#
101# t o 110#
Over 110#
Total

100.0 100.0

^ 39,^!
TOTAL'

80$ o r l e s s
81# t o 90#
91# to ICO#
101# t o 110#
Over 110#
Total

7 . 1 ! 7.3
2.1
2.3
2.6 , 2.7
| 1.6
15.5

i 15.3

5.9 , 5.0
: 2 . 7 1i 2 . 8
1 2 . 9 1I 3 . 3
1 1.9
1.9

i —
|:

-7

14.9

I

j 9,71 10.4 i 3 . 6 4 . 0
| 8.48.7 | 4.4i 5.8
10.2 | 7.1! 6.6
j 10.7
6 . 6 * 5.1-i 5 ^
7.0;
-Iii !
42.9 ; 42.5

26.3 s 2 6 . 7 !
1 7 . 8 : 19.4 "

23.3 I 22.8
15.5|15.5
1 7 . 1 ; 15.6

25.9127.3 100.0 100.0

1 / Contract balahce does n o t i n c l u d e f i n a n c e and- i n s u r a n c e c h a r g e s .
"2/ Wholesale value r e p r e s e n t s "average w h o l e s a l e , " " a s i s , " " o r buying vaJue"
a s i n d i c a t e d by used c a r g u i d e s .
NOTE; D i s t r i b u t i o n s a r e based on t a b u l a t i o n s of d a t a from 67 banks f o r A p r i l
and May and a r e n o t intended t o be e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l commercial b a n k s . I n May
r e p o r t s covered about 1 1 000 c o n t r a c t s on used c a r s , 8,000 purchased and 3.000
d i r e c t . Since composition of t h e group of banks changes from month t o month, d a t a
a r e n o t comparable w i t h p r e v i o u s r e l e a s e s .