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Statistical Supplement | March 2004

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2004
1.56  Terms of Consumer Credit1
Percent per year except as noted
Item 2000 2001 2002 2003
May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov
Interest Rates  
  Commercial banks2  
1 48-month new car 9.34 8.50 7.62 7.05 n.a. n.a. 6.75 n.a. n.a. 6.82
2 24-month personal 13.90 13.22 12.54 12.19 n.a. n.a. 11.95 n.a. n.a. 11.97
 
  Credit card plan  
3 All accounts 15.71 14.89 13.42 12.90 n.a. n.a. 12.49 n.a. n.a. 12.36
4 Accounts assessed interest 14.91 14.44 13.09 12.82 n.a. n.a. 13.11 n.a. n.a. 12.91
 
  Auto finance companies  
5 New car 6.61 5.65 4.29 2.40 2.93 3.28 3.56 3.81 3.92 3.93
6 Used car 13.55 12.18 10.74 9.82 9.81 9.77 9.57 9.36 9.17 9.08
 
Other Terms3  
  Maturity (months)  
7 New car 54.9 55.1 56.8 60.7 62.4 62.7 63.0 63.2 63.5 62.9
8 Used car 57.0 57.5 57.5 57.7 57.8 57.8 57.9 57.8 57.5 57.1
 
  Loan-to-value ratio  
9 New car 92 91 94 97 97 95 93 94 94 94
10 Used car 99 100 100 99 100 100 100 101 101 100
 
  Amount financed (dollars)  
11 New car 20,923 22,822 24,747 27,920 26,945 26,129 25,407 25,663 26,067 26,306
12 Used car 14,058 14,416 14,532 14,568 14,567 14,632 14,623 14,708 14,904 15,143

1. The Board's series on amounts of credit covers most short- and intermediate-term credit extended to individuals. Data in this table also appear in the Board's G.19 (421) monthly statistical release.   Return to table

2. Data are available for only the second month of each quarter.   Return to table

3. At auto finance companies.   Return to table

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