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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL'RESERVE SYSTtM

DEeQKTRQliLES AFTER S I X MONTHS
MATURITIES ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS
MAY 1957 AND APRIL 1957
( I n per cent)

Maturities

Total
May

New c a r s
2it months or l e s s
25-30 months
31-36 months
Over 36 months
Total

36.1
25.U
37.it
1.1
100.0

Used c a r s 1 /
12 months or l e s s
13-18 months
19-2h months
Over 2it months
Total

18.9
23,6
bh.7
12.8
100.0

1
j

April

Dir ect
l o a ns
May
April

Purchased
Paper
•May
April

100.0

26.6
214.9
16.7
1,8
100.0

26.7
26.2
146.5
0.6
100.0

52.7
26.2
21.0
0.1
100.0

52.it
27.9
19.6
0=1
100.0

18.6
22.9
U5.5
13.0
100.0

15,5
20.it
it6.9
17.2
IooTo

15.6
19.9
it6.8
18.3
IooTo

25.0
29.3
it0.8

2it.5
28.0
it3.2

36.6
26.9
3,6.1

•

itc9

100.0

100.0

1 / Figures are predominately f o r l a t e model used cars but include data from
a few~banks f o r a l l used c a r s .
NOTE: D i s t r i b u t i o n s are based on t a b u l a t i o n s of data from 116 banks f o r
A p r i l and May and are not intended to be estimates f o r a l l commercial banks»
I n May r e p o r t s covered about 26,000 c o n t r a c t s on new cars# l6>000 purchased
and 10,000 d i r e c t , and 21,000 c o n t r a c t s on used c a r s , 13,000 purchased and
3,000 d i r e c t . Since composition of t h e group o f banks changes from month t o
month, d a t a are not comparable with previous r e l e a s e s .
Fbr d i s t r i b u t i o n according to m a t u r i t i e s and c o n t r a c t balance as a p e r centage of d e a l e r c o s t , see o t h e r s i d e .




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DEALER COST RATIOS AHD MA^JBITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALM3NT LOMS

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MAY 1957 AMD APRIL 1957
(In per cent)
HEWOARS

I
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Over 3&
25-30
Contract balance,[ 24 months
months
months
or l e s s
as -Percentage of
April
May
May April Kay (April May April,
dealer cost l /
"
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Purcheised paiper anc . direc;t loar
80% or l e s s
81% to 90%
91%'to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%
Total

10.7
7.5
9.0
8.9
u 150:..?91 1:1
2.5
2.5
S:S 0.4 0 . 7 0.5

24.6

36.9

38.6

28.4

30.2

8.2
8.2
11.9
4.8
' 1.4

10.9
4.0
1-5

3%.5 |30.9

0.1

0.1

0.1
*

0.1

*

0.2

0.1
0.3

USED CARS
Maturities
"Over 24
19-24
13-10
12 months
Contract balance
months
months
months
or l e s s
as percentage of
dealer cost l / 2 May April May [April May .. (April May April

Tot£i l
May April

49 6
in. 7
25:8
8.2
2.7

43.7
21.3

100.0

100.0

2.5

Total
May-.. Anril

Purchased paper and d i r e c t loans
80% or l e s s
81% to 90%
91% to 100%
101% to 110%
Over 110%
Total

9-3
2.3
2.8
1.1

1.3

16.8

8.7

1.8
3.0

1.2
1.3

16.0

10.4
4.8

10.2

M
li
1.6
1.5

23.8

22.8

14.2
10.4
12.0

46.9

14.5
11.7

2.4
2.2
3.8
2.1

48.5

12.5

1:2
4.0

2.0

36.3
li
19-7
23.8
3.8
9.4
1:110.8

36.8
19.8
24.5
10.7
8.2

100.0

100.0

12.7

Simsias indicated by used car guides.

data are not comparable with previous r e l e a s e s .