Federal Reserve Statistical Release, G.19, Consumer Credit; title with eagle logo links to Statistical Release home page

Release Date: May 7, 2004
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G.19                                                        CONSUMER CREDIT                        For release at 3 p.m. (Eastern Time)
1                                                             March 2004                                                    May 7, 2004

Consumer credit increased at an annual rate of 4-3/4 percent in the first quarter of 2004.  Both revolving and nonrevolving credit posted
moderate gains.  In March, consumer credit grew at an annual rate of about 3-1/2 percent.

CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING 1
Seasonally adjusted
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                                                                                     2003                            2004
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                                 1999    2000    2001    2002   2003 r    Q1      Q2     Q3 r    Q4 r    Q1 p    Jan r   Feb r   Mar p
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Percent change at annual rate 2,3
  Total                            8.0    10.7     8.1     4.4     5.0     4.3     6.2     6.0     3.3     4.8    10.5     0.5     3.4
   Revolving                       4.9    11.6     6.8     1.8     3.9     4.5     2.7     4.1     4.2     5.9    13.0     0.4     4.1
   Nonrevolving 4                 10.1    10.2     8.9     6.1     5.7     4.2     8.3     7.1     2.7     4.2     8.9     0.6     3.0

Amount: billions of dollars
  Total                         1512.8  1686.2  1822.2  1902.7  1998.5  1923.2  1953.0  1982.4  1998.5  2022.5  2015.9  2016.8  2022.5
   Revolving                     590.5   658.9   703.9   716.7   744.9   724.8   729.7   737.2   744.9   755.8   753.0   753.2   755.8
   Nonrevolving 4                922.3  1027.4  1118.3  1186.0  1253.6  1198.4  1223.3  1245.1  1253.6  1266.7  1262.9  1263.6  1266.7
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TERMS OF CREDIT AT COMMERCIAL BANKS AND FINANCE COMPANIES 5
Percent except as noted: not seasonally adjusted
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Institution, terms, and type of loan
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Commercial banks
     Interest rates
   48-mo. new car                 8.44    9.34    8.50    7.62    6.93    7.11    7.05    6.75    6.82    6.72     n.a.   6.72     n.a.
   24-mo. personal               13.39   13.90   13.22   12.54   11.95   11.70   12.19   11.95   11.97   11.88     n.a.  11.88     n.a.
        Credit card plan
    All accounts                 15.21   15.71   14.89   13.43   12.74   13.20   12.90   12.49   12.36   12.66     n.a.  12.66     n.a.
    Accounts assessed interest   14.81   14.91   14.44   13.09   12.92   12.85   12.82   13.11   12.91   12.41     n.a.  12.41     n.a.

New car loans at auto finance companies
  Interest rates                  6.66    6.61    5.65    4.29    3.40    3.65    2.61    3.55    3.80    3.24    3.20    3.00    3.51
  Maturity (months)               52.7    54.9    55.1    56.8    61.4    59.1    61.1    63.0    62.5    59.7    59.9    59.6    59.5
  Loan-to-value ratio               92      92      91      94      95      96      97      94      94      94      94      94      93
  Amount financed (dollars)     19,880  20,923  22,822  24,747  26,295  25,486  27,468  25,733  26,493  26,470  27,240  26,296  25,873

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This release is issued around the fifth business day of each month. The exact date and time may be obtained by calling (202) 452 - 3206.
Footnotes appear on reverse.



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CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING
(Billions of dollars)
Not seasonally adjusted

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                                                                                           2003                            2004
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                                       1999    2000    2001    2002   2003 r    Q1      Q2     Q3 r    Q4 r    Q1 p    Jan r   Feb r   Mar p
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Total                                 1542.7  1719.0  1856.7  1938.1  2035.3  1911.5  1941.4  1983.3  2035.3  2010.3  2034.8  2016.6  2010.3

Major holders
Total                                 1542.7  1719.0  1856.7  1938.1  2035.3  1911.5  1941.4  1983.3  2035.3  2010.3  2034.8  2016.6  2010.3
Commercial banks                       499.8   541.5   558.4   587.2   638.0   575.3   584.2   593.7   638.0   622.8   637.1   627.9   622.8
Finance companies                      201.6   220.5   238.1   237.8   295.4   233.2   244.3   284.0   295.4   300.8   300.6   300.7   300.8
Credit unions                          167.9   184.4   189.6   195.7   205.9   193.9   198.6   203.4   205.9   207.5   206.3   205.9   207.5
Federal government and Sallie Mae       84.7   104.0   119.5   129.6   114.6   125.9   120.4   122.5   114.6   116.2   117.8   118.4   116.2
Savings institutions                    61.5    64.6    69.1    68.5    77.7    68.4    73.6    72.5    77.7    78.1    77.8    78.0    78.1
Nonfinancial business                   78.7    82.7    82.3    82.2    73.9    71.7    77.1    76.5    73.9    67.1    70.2    67.8    67.1
Pools of securitized assets 6          448.4   521.3   599.7   637.1   629.8   643.1   643.3   630.7   629.8   617.7   625.0   618.0   617.7

Major types of credit 7
Revolving                              614.2   684.3   730.3   743.2   772.2   717.0   727.3   732.0   772.2   747.7   762.8   752.3   747.7
   Commercial banks                    189.4   218.1   224.9   231.0   261.7   212.5   217.5   215.5   261.7   243.4   253.0   248.6   243.4
   Finance companies                    32.5    37.6    31.5    38.9    37.6    36.3    34.6    37.3    37.6    37.6    39.9    39.5    37.6
   Credit unions                        20.6    22.2    22.3    22.2    22.4    20.7    21.1    21.3    22.4    21.5    22.0    21.5    21.5
   Federal government and Sallie Mae     n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.    n.a.
   Savings institutions                 15.8    16.6    17.8    16.2    23.8    16.0    19.1    19.5    23.8    23.5    23.7    23.6    23.5
   Nonfinancial business                41.1    42.4    44.1    44.5    30.0    36.9    38.2    37.8    30.0    25.8    27.7    26.1    25.8
   Pools of securitized assets 6       314.8   347.4   389.7   390.3   396.8   394.6   396.8   400.6   396.8   395.9   396.5   392.8   395.9

Nonrevolving                           928.4  1034.6  1126.4  1194.9  1263.1  1194.5  1214.1  1251.3  1263.1  1262.6  1272.1  1264.3  1262.6
   Commercial banks                    310.4   323.4   333.5   356.2   376.4   362.8   366.7   378.1   376.4   379.4   384.1   379.3   379.4
   Finance companies                   169.2   182.9   206.6   198.8   257.8   196.9   209.6   246.7   257.8   263.2   260.7   261.1   263.2
   Credit unions                       147.3   162.2   167.3   173.5   183.5   173.2   177.5   182.1   183.5   185.9   184.3   184.4   185.9
   Federal government and Sallie Mae    84.7   104.0   119.5   129.6   114.6   125.9   120.4   122.5   114.6   116.2   117.8   118.4   116.2
   Savings institutions                 45.7    48.0    51.3    52.3    53.8    52.4    54.4    53.0    53.8    54.6    54.1    54.3    54.6
   Nonfinancial business                37.5    40.2    38.2    37.7    43.9    34.8    38.9    38.7    43.9    41.4    42.5    41.7    41.4
   Pools of securitized assets 6       133.6   173.9   209.9   246.8   233.0   248.6   246.6   230.1   233.0   221.8   228.6   225.1   221.8

1. Covers most short- and intermediate-term credit extended to individuals, excluding loans secured by real estate.
2. The series for consumer credit outstanding and its components may contain breaks that result from discontinuities in source data.
Growth rates are adjusted to exclude the effect of such breaks.
3. Percent changes are at a simple annual rate and are calculated from unrounded data.
4. Comprises automobile loans and all other loans not included in revolving credit, such as loans for mobile homes, trailers, or
vacations. These loans may be secured or unsecured.
5. Interest rates are annual percentage rates (APR) as specified by the Federal Reserve's Regulation Z. Interest rates for new-car loans
and personal loans at commercial banks are simple unweighted averages of each bank's most common rate charged during the first calendar
week of the middle month of each quarter. For credit card accounts, the rate for all accounts is the stated APR averaged across all
credit card accounts at all reporting banks. The rate for accounts assessed interest is the annualized ratio of total finance charges at
all reporting banks to the total average daily balances against which the finance charges were assessed (excludes accounts for which no
finance charges were assessed). Finance company data are from the subsidiaries of the three major U.S. automobile manufacturers and are
volume-weighted averages covering all loans of each type purchased during the month.
6. Outstanding balances of pools upon which securities have been issued; these balances are no longer carried on the balance sheets of
the loan originators.
7. Includes estimates for holders that do not separately report consumer credit holding by type.
r=revised.  p=preliminary. 
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