[Economic Indicators May, 1995]
[Page Number 29]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT

                                                       [Millions of dollars; seasonally adjusted]                                                       
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                                                         Installment credit outstanding (end of period)    Net change in installment credit outstanding 
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                        Period                                                                           -----------------------------------------------
                                                           Total      Automobile   Revolving   Other \2\     Total    Automobile   Revolving   Other \2\
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1985: Dec ............................................      517,659      210,238     121,758     185,664      75,057      36,674      21,478      16,906
1986: Dec ............................................      572,006      247,772     135,825     188,408      54,347      37,534      14,067       2,744
1987: Dec ............................................      608,675      266,295     153,064     189,316      36,669      18,523      17,239         908
1988: Dec \3\.........................................      662,553      285,364     174,269     202,921      53,878      19,069      21,205      13,605
1989: Dec ............................................      717,200      291,531     199,162     226,508       (\4\)       (\4\)       (\4\)       (\4\)
1990: Dec ............................................      734,898      283,072     223,517     228,309      17,698      -8,459      24,355       1,801
1991: Dec ............................................      728,389      259,594     245,281     223,514      -6,509     -23,478      21,764      -4,795
1992: Dec ............................................      731,098      257,678     257,304     216,117       2,709      -1,916      12,023      -7,397
1993: Dec ............................................      794,300      282,036     287,875     224,389      63,202      24,358      30,571       8,272
1994: Dec ............................................      911,311      324,519     337,694     249,098     117,011      42,483      49,819      24,709
                                                                                                                                                        
1994: Mar ............................................      813,750      288,663     296,710     228,376      11,030       4,216       4,106       2,708
      Apr ............................................      823,342      293,018     301,260     229,064       9,592       4,355       4,550         688
      May ............................................      836,936      298,278     305,528     233,130      13,594       5,260       4,268       4,066
      June ...........................................      847,715      303,526     309,472     234,717      10,779       5,248       3,944       1,587
      July ...........................................      854,469      305,193     313,591     235,685       6,753       1,666       4,119         968
      Aug ............................................      869,628      309,721     321,365     238,542      15,159       4,528       7,773       2,857
      Sept............................................      879,961      315,162     322,823     241,976      10,333       5,441       1,459       3,434
      Oct ............................................      891,603      318,036     327,707     245,860      11,642       2,875       4,883       3,884
      Nov ............................................      904,757      323,447     334,843     246,467      13,154       5,411       7,136         607
      Dec ............................................      911,311      324,519     337,694     249,098       6,554       1,072       2,851       2,631
                                                                                                                                                        
1995: Jan r...........................................      920,338      324,855     343,184     252,299       9,027         336       5,490       3,200
      Feb r...........................................      928,010      327,720     349,487     250,803       7,672       2,865       6,303      -1,496
      Mar p...........................................      941,815      330,405     356,161     255,250      13,806       2,684       6,673       4,448
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    \1\ For year-end data, change 
from preceding year-end; for monthly 
data, change from preceding month.
    \2\ Outstanding loans for mobile 
homes, education, boats, trailers, 
vacations, etc.
    \3\ Data newly available in 
January 1989 result in breaks in 
many series between December 1988 
and subsequent months.
    \4\ Because of breaks in series, 
net change not available.

    Source: Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System.