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Statistical Supplement | December 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 2005
1.56  Terms of Consumer Credit1
Percent per year except as noted
Item 2002 2003 2004 2005
Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug
Interest Rates  
  Commercial banks2  
1 48-month new car 7.62 6.93 6.60 6.86 n.a. n.a. 6.93 n.a. n.a. 7.08
2 24-month personal 12.54 11.95 11.89 12.01 n.a. n.a. 12.03 n.a. n.a. 12.22
 
  Credit card plan  
3 All accounts 13.40 12.30 12.71 12.21 n.a. n.a. 12.76 n.a. n.a. 12.48
4 Accounts assessed interest 13.11 12.73 13.21 14.13 n.a. n.a. 14.81 n.a. n.a. 14.75
 
  Auto finance companies  
5 New car 4.29 3.40 4.36 4.68 4.35 4.76 5.25 5.55 5.71 5.80
6 Used car 10.74 9.72 8.96 9.36 9.38 9.41 9.34 8.93 8.55 8.72
 
Other Terms3  
  Maturity (months)  
7 New car 56.8 61.4 60.5 59.1 59.7 59.5 59.2 59.9 60.4 60.1
8 Used car 57.5 57.5 56.8 57.9 57.9 57.9 57.5 57.5 57.5 57.6
 
  Loan-to-value ratio  
9 New car 94 95 89 89 88 87 88 88 89 88
10 Used car 100 100 100 98 99 99 98 98 97 97
 
  Amount financed (dollars)  
11 New car 24,747 26,295 24,888 24,290 24,118 23,725 22,989 23,717 25,086 25,059
12 Used car 14,532 14,613 15,136 15,453 15,395 15,750 16,011 16,316 16,509 16,383

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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