[Economic Indicators March, 1998]
[Page Number 28]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
BANK CREDIT AT ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS

Total commercial bank loans and leases rose 0.9 percent in February; 
commercial and industrial loans also rose 0.9 percent.
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                                                                         [Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted \1\]                                                                         
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                                                                              Securities in bank credit                                Loans and leases in bank credit                          
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                                                                 Total                                                                        Real estate                                       
                            Period                               bank                   U.S.                    Total    Commercial -------------------------------                             
                                                                credit      Total      Govern-      Other     loans and      and               Revolving            Consumer  Security    Other 
                                                                         securities     ment     securities  leases \2\  industrial    Total      home      Other                               
                                                                                     securities                                                  equity                                         
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1988:Dec.....................................................   2,435.5      562.2       367.4       194.9      1,873.3      607.6      675.2       40.0     635.2     357.2      40.7     192.6
1989:Dec ....................................................   2,609.2      585.1       401.0       184.2      2,024.1      638.8      770.3       50.2     720.1     377.7      41.5     195.7
1990:Dec ....................................................   2,754.6      634.9       457.0       177.9      2,119.7      641.1      856.3       62.3     794.0     383.2      45.4     193.9
1991:Dec.....................................................   2,858.9      745.7       566.0       179.7      2,113.2      619.6      880.6       69.6     811.0     366.4      55.4     191.3
1992:Dec ....................................................   2,958.4      843.0       666.2       176.8      2,115.4      596.2      901.5       73.5     828.0     358.9      65.6     193.3
1993:Dec ....................................................   3,118.3      917.6       732.7       184.9      2,200.7      586.6      941.5       73.0     868.4     391.2      90.3     191.3
1994:Dec ....................................................   3,332.5      951.9       730.6       221.2      2,380.6      646.0    1,003.4       75.3     928.1     452.4      79.1     199.7
1995:Dec ....................................................  r 3,616.                                                                                                                         
                                                                      4      996.0       707.9       288.1    r 2,620.4      718.2   r 1,079.                                                   
                                                                                                                                            8       79.1  r 1,000.                              
                                                                                                                                                                 7   r 496.8      86.6     239.0
1996:Dec.....................................................   3,770.2      989.8       705.4       284.4      2,780.4      782.2    1,129.0       84.8   1,044.2     521.0      78.5     269.8
1997:Dec r...................................................   4,111.9    1,101.9       752.3       349.7      3,010.0      856.6    1,227.8       98.3   1,129.6     508.6      97.2     319.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1997:Feb.....................................................   3,839.4    1,020.6       703.5       317.1      2,818.8      793.2    1,141.1       85.9   1,055.2     520.5      82.8     281.2
      Mar....................................................   3,858.5    1,014.2       707.7       306.5      2,844.3      797.7    1,154.6       87.3   1,067.3     517.9      87.3     286.6
      Apr....................................................   3,897.5    1,033.0       722.3       310.7      2,864.6      803.5    1,168.1       89.2   1,078.9     515.1      89.4     288.5
      May....................................................   3,902.0    1,013.9       721.9       291.9      2,888.1      808.4    1,179.1       90.4   1,088.6     516.5      88.3     295.9
      June...................................................   3,922.1    1,010.0       724.9       285.1      2,912.1      813.8    1,189.4       91.9   1,097.5     517.7      92.6     298.6
      July...................................................   3,957.4    1,031.4       726.7       304.7      2,926.0      817.0    1,198.2       93.2   1,105.1     517.6      93.5     299.7
      Aug....................................................   3,970.9    1,025.2       715.5       309.6      2,945.7      825.6    1,205.5       94.3   1,111.2     518.8      93.3     302.6
      Sept...................................................   3,995.9    1,031.9       724.5       307.4      2,964.0      837.6    1,214.1       95.5   1,118.6     515.1      94.5     302.7
      Oct....................................................   4,031.4    1,046.6       732.3       314.3      2,984.8      843.7    1,220.1       96.4   1,123.7   r 509.3     104.1   r 307.6
      Nov r..................................................   4,077.4    1,081.4       746.1       335.3      2,996.0      846.9    1,227.6       97.3   1,130.3     509.3      97.5     314.6
      Dec r .................................................   4,111.9    1,101.9       752.3       349.7      3,010.0      856.6    1,227.8       98.3   1,129.6     508.6      97.2     319.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1998:Jan r...................................................   4,159.5    1,118.6       762.4       356.2      3,040.9      865.5    1,230.3       98.7   1,131.6     505.4     117.2     322.5
      Feb....................................................   4,188.4    1,120.1       768.1       352.0      3,068.3      873.7    1,244.5       99.1   1,145.4     502.2     117.4     330.5
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    \1\ Data are Wednesday values or 
prorated averages of Wednesday 
values for domestically chartered 
commercial banks, branches and 
agencies of foreign banks, New York 
State investment companies (through 
September 1996), and Edge Act and 
agreement corporations. Data are 
adjusted for breaks caused by 
reclassifications of assets and 
liabilities.
    \2\ Excludes Federal funds sold 
to, reverse repurchase agreements 
(RPs) with, and loans to commercial 
banks in the United States.
    Source: Board of Governors of 
    the Federal Reserve System.