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dCwvV) ^vyjyrvxe^ Not f o r publication
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF Tliii FEDii AL RE3..RVE SYSTEM
June 8, 1962
DECONTROLLED A F T B B P & I X MDNTHSMATURIT - E S ON AU T O M O B I L E INSTiLi-iENT lOAKS
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A P R I L 1 9 6 2 AND MARCH 1 9 6 2

(Percentage d i s t r i b u t i o n of contracts)
Maturities
New cars
2h months or l e s s
25-30 months
31-36 months
Over 36 months
Total

Total
April
March
25.7
7.3
66.5
o.5

26.3
7.U
65.7
• 0.6

100.0

100.0

Purchased
April

f:S
7Lk

100.0

100.0

19.8

38,6

5.8
73.6

__0fZ

0.8

10.8
50.5
_oa

100,0

100.0

100.0

100.0

12.1
lit.6
39.0
3U.3

26.6
21.1

26.6

UsecL cars l /
12 months or l e s s
13-18 months
19-2U months
Over 2h months
Total

March

Direct
loans
April
March

100.0

100.0

38.0

20.5

Jk-1

38.2
lU.7

100.0

100.0

1/ Figures are predominantly 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: — Distributions are based on tabulations of data from 126 banks
f o r March and April and are not intended to be estimates f o r a l l commercial banks. In April reports covered about b.3,000 contracts on new
cars, 29,000 purchased and lU>000 d i r e c t , and 2b,003 contracts on used cars,
17,000 purchased and 7,000 d i r e c t . Since composition of the group of banks
changes from month to i.onth, data are not comparable with previous r e l e a s e s ,
For d i s t r i b u t i o n according to maturities and contract balances
as a percentage of dealer cost see following pages.




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DEALER COST RATIOS AND MATURITIES
ON AUTOLOBILE INSTALMENT LOA/S

L.iu2

APRIL 1962

AND MARCH 1962
NEW CARS

(Percentage 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
dealer c o s t 1 /

Maturities
Over 36
31-36
2k months
25-30
or l e s s
months
months
months
Apr, j Mar. I Apr. | Mar, j Apr. | Mar, j Apr.~"|~Mar,

Total
Apr, j Mar,

PURCHASED PAPER
80% or l e s s
11.6 12,0 I
Ql% to 90%
3.1
3.3
913 to 100%
2.7
3.1
101% to 110,1 0.9
0.9
Over 110,0
0.3 - 2 A |
Total

19.2

2.3
1.2
1.2
0.6
0^2

2.2 j 17.0
1 . 1 16.6
1 . 3 2&.0
0 . 6 12.0
j-iz2

16.6
17.3
23.7
12.5
li.7

0.2

0.1
0.1
0.2

19.1 ! 5.5

5 . 5 | 71.8

7U.8

3.3

o.h

100.0 100.0

0.1
0.1

37.8 37.3
19.9 19.6
32.1 33.U
7.6
7.3
2.6 _ 2 A
100.0 100.0

0.1
#

31,0
21.2
28.6
13.5
J-I

30.9
21.7
27.9
Ui.O
—

DIRECT LOANS
80% or l e s s
81,1 to 90S
91S to 1005s
1013 to 110*
Over 110^
Total

20.5
6,9
9.5
1.6
0.6

20.8
7.2
10.0
l.ii
0.3

U.U
2.3
6.1
1.0
0.1

U.2
2.3
6.0
0.9
M

39.1

39.7

13.9

13.6

12.8 12.3
10.7 1 0 . 1
16.1* 17.3
5.1
5.0
1.9
1.9

0.1

U6.6

0.1

; 0.2

15.4
15.U
22.0
10. k
it.O

0.1
0.2

0.1
0.1
0.1

67.2

0.3

0.3

U6.9
TOTAL

80,1 or l e s s
81% to 90%
91,1 to 100%
101% to 110,0
Over 110£
Total

32.9
20.9
29.5
11.9
Ju8

32.6
21.1
29.il
12.2
Jul

100.0 100.0

1 / Contract balance" does 'not include 'finance and insurance charges.'
* Less than one-tenth of one per c e n t .
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 66 banks f o r
March and A p r i l and are not intended to be estimates f o r a l l commercial banks.
A p r i l 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 , 15,000 purchased and
5,010 d i r e c t . Since composition of the group of banks changes from month to
month, data are not comparable with previous r e l e a s e s .
D e t a i l s may not add t o t o t a l s because of rounding.




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L.4.2

- 3 DEALER COST RATIOo aMD MATURITIES
ON AUTOMOBILE INSTALMENT LOANS (continued)
APRIL 1962 AND MARCH 19 62
US3D CAES
(Percentage 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
wholesale value l / 2 /

12 months
or l e s s
Apr, i Mar.

Maturities
Over 2419-24
months
months
months
Apr. I Mar. "Apr, j Mar. ! Apr. | Mar.
13-18

Apr, j

PURCHASED PAPER
80$ or l e s s
81$ to 90$
91$ to 100$
101$ to 110$
Over 110$
Total

3.9
1.7
2.5
1.4
2.4

4.0
1-9
2.2
1.5
1.8

2.7
2.0
2.8
1-7
-4.0

2.8
2.2
3.1
1.8
3.4

5.8
6.2
9.1
7.0
11.0

6.2
6.7
9-4
6.9
- M

4.2
4.2
8.4
6.8
12.2

3-7
5.0
9.1
6.8
11.6

16.6
14.2
22.7
16.9
29.6

16.7
15.9
25.8
17.0
26.6

11.9

11.4

13.1

13.3

39.1

39.0

35-8

36.2

100.0

100.0

DIRECT LOANS
80$ or l e s s
81$ to 90$
91 $ to 100$
101$ to 110$
Over 110$

u
2.7
1.8

14.3
3-9
3.8
2.0
2.2

8.4
3.4
6.5
2.5
2.5

7.6
3-2
5-3
2.4
_&4

9.6
8.6
10.8
3.7

10.0
9.8
11.8
4.7
Jhl

3.0
1.9
3.3
1.4
2.2

3.3
2.4
3-3
1.3
1.9

36.3
17.6
25.0
10.3
10.8

35.2
19.2
24.2
10.4
11.1

27.9

26.1

23.2

20.9

37.1

40.7

11-7

12.2

100.0

100.0

7.1
2.3
3-0
1.8
2.2

7.0
2.5
2.7
1.6

4.3
2.4
3-8
1-9
_Ii1

4.2
2.5
3 7
2.0
3.1

6.8
6.8
9.6
6.1

3-9
7-3
3.5
7.6
4.3
3.3
10.0
7-0
7-4
6.2
5-2
5.2
_8^2 _ M _ M

22.1
15.1
23.4
15.0
24.2

22.0
16.9
23.8
15.1
22.0

16.3

15.6

15-9

15.5

38.4

100.0

100.0

15.4

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

39.3

28.9

29.1

1/ Contract balance does not include f i n a n c e and insurance charges.
2 / Wholesale value r e p r e s e n t s "average wholesale," "as i s , " or "buying
value" as i n d i c a t e d by used car guides.
NOTE:—Distributions are based on t a b u l a t i o n s of data from 46 banks f o r
March and A p r i l and are not intended to be estimates f o r a l l commercial banks.
In April r e p o r t s covered about 11,000 c o n t r a c t s oh used c a r s , 8,000 purchased and
3,000 d i r e c t . Since composition of the group of banks changes from month to
month, data are not comparable with previous r e l e a s e s .
D e t a i l s may not add t o t o t a l s because of rounding.