TABLE C-60.—Instalment credit extended and repaid, 1946-73[Millions of dollars]Year or monthTotalAutomobilepaperOther consumergoods paperHome improvementloansPersonalloansExtendedRepaidExtendedRepaidExtendedRepaidExtendedRepaidExtendedRepaid1946194719481949 .8,49512,71315,58518,1086,78510,19013, 28415, 5141,9693,6925,2176,9671,4432,7494,1235,4303,0774,4985,3835,8652,6033,6454,6255,0604237047147342003915796893,0263,8194 2714,5422,5393,4053 9574,33519501951195219531954 .21, 55823, 57629, 51431, 55831,05118, 44522,98525,40527,95630, 4888,5308,95611,76412,98111,8077,0119,05810,00310, 87911,8337,1507,4859,1869,2279,1176,0577,4047,8928,6229,1458358411,2171,3441,2617177729171,1191,2555 0436,2947 3478,0068,8664 6605,7516 5937,3368,2551955195619571958195938,97239, 86642,01940,11048, 04833,63437, 05639, 87040,33942,60316,73415,51516, 46514,22617, 77913,08214, 55515, 54515,41515, 57910,64211,72111,81011,73813,9819,75210 75811,57411,55712, 4021,3931,5821,6741,8712,2221,3161 3701,4771,6261,76510, 20311 05112 06912, 27514,0709,48410 37311 27611,74112, 857196019611962196319641965196619671968196949,79349 04856,19163, 59170,67078 66182,83287,17199,984109,14646,07348,12451,36056,82563,47070,46377,48083,98891,66799,78617,65716 02919,69422,12624,04627, 20827,19226,32031, 08332, 55316,41916, 55217,44719,25421,36923,70625,61926,53427,93129,97414, 52514,55115,70117,92020,82122,85726,32929,50433,50738,33213,61314, 23514,93516,36918,66620,70724,08027,84731,27034,6452,2152,0922,0842,1862,2252,2702,2232,3692,5342,8311,8762,0152,0102,0462,0862,1122,1182,2022,3032,45715,39616 37718,71021, 35923, 57826.32627,08828,97832,86035,43014,16515 31916 96919,15621,34923 93825,66327,40530,16332,710197019711972..19731112,158124,2811*2,951165,800107,199115, 050126,914145,00029,79434,87340,19446,80030,13731, 39334,72939,50043, 87347,82155, 59967,10040,72144,93349,87259,4002,9633,2444,0064,7002,5062,9013,2183,60035, 52838,34343,15247,20033,83535,82339,09542,500Seasonally adjusted1972: Jan..Feb..Mar..Apr..May.June.July.Aug..Sept.Oct..Nov..Dec.1973: Jan..Feb..Mar-Apr..May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct..Nov.Dec I11,11610,95211,74111,37411,68712,05711,68712,48411,95312,40412,84612,62713,30413,43413, 85213, 46513,93213, 64614, 54214, 29413,69114,14914,27513,60010,01510, 06910,42710,38410,35510,67110,59310,84110,66710,90811,12810,96411,35511,43711,80812,06111,94112, 03412, 54412,39912, 33212,44912,54912,4003,0893,1003,1763,1623,2743,4123,2983,4913,3683,5043,6203,7634,0063,9724,0013,8223,9893,7623,9303,9683,9393,9123,8193,6002,7952,7762,8312,8672,8192,9222,9172,8962,8733,0413,0232,9773,0973,1453,2253,2183,2613,2533,3343,2933,4063,4273,4713,4504,2584,0524,4534,3704,3934,5774,6844,9904,7724,9715,1184,8765,2825,2455,3495,5635,5045,5055,9435,9615,5375,9115,9785,7003,9053,8783,9443,9863,9814,1644,2494,3954,3034,3544,4444,3414,6494,6274,7554,9634,9174,9555,1415,1685,0725,1495,1545,0503092963233313343513283713403353273513293644063653744004334084104154024502562532622682872832792702632632712632672752862942903003082983223083013003,4603,5043,7893,5113,6863,7173,3773,6323,4733,5943,7813,6373,6873,8534,0963,7154,0653,9794,2363,9573,8053,9114,0763,8503,0593,1623,3903,2633,2683,3023,1483,2803,2283,2503,3903,3833,3423,3903,5423,5863,4733,5263,7613,6403,5323,5653,6233,6001 Preliminary; December by Council of Economic Advisers.Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (except as noted).320
TABLE C-61.—Mortgage debt outstanding by type of property and of financing, 1939-73[Billions of dollars]Nonfarm propertiesNonfarm properties by type of mortgageEnd of yearor quarterAllpropertiesTotal1- to 4-familyhousesFarmpropertiesMultifamilypropertiesCommercialpropertiesiTotalGovernment underwritten1- to 4-family housesTotalFHAinsuredVAguaranteedConventional *Total1- to 4-familyhouses193935.56.628.916.35.67.01.81.81.827.114.5194019411942 .1943194436.537.636.735.334.76.56.46.05.44.930.031.230.829.929.717.418.418.217.817.95.75.95.85.85.66.97.06.76.36.22.33.03.74.14.22.33.03.74.14.22.33.03.74.14.227.728.227.125.825.515.115.414.513.713.71945194619471948 .194935.541.848.956.262.74.84.95.15.35.630.836.943.950.957.118.623.028.233.337.65.76.16.67.58.66.47.79.110.210.84.36.39.813.618.14.36.19.312.515.04.13.73.85.36.90.22.45.57.28.126.530.634.137.339.014.316.918.920.822.6195019511952 .1953195472.882.391.4101.3113.76.16.77.27.78.266.775.684.293.6105.445.251.758.566.175.710.111.512.312.913.511.512.513.414.516.322.126.629.332.136.218.922.925.428.132.18.69.710.812.012.810.313.214.616.119.344.649.054.961.569.226.328.833.138.043.619551956 .195719581959129.9144.5156.5171.8190.89.09.810.411.112.1120.9134.6146.1160.7178.788.299.0107.6117.7130.914.314.915.316.818.718.320.723.226.129.242.947.851.655.159.338.943.947.250.153.814.315.516.519.723.824.628.430.730.430.078.086.894.6105.5119.449.355.160.467.677.01960. .1961196219631964206.8226.3248.6274.3300.112.813.915.216.818.9194.0212.4233.4257.4281.2141.3153.1166.5182.2197.620.323.025.829.033.632.436.441.146.250.062.365.669.473.477.256.459.162.265.969.226.729.532.335.038.329.729.629.930.930.9131.7146.8164.1184.0204.084.893.9104.3116.3128.3196519661967...19681969325.8347.4370.2397.5425.321.223.325.527.529.5304.6324.1344.8370.0395.9212.9223.6236.1251.2266.837.240.343.947.352.254.560.164.871.476.981.284.188.293.4100.273.176.179.984.490.242.044.847.450.654.531.131.332.533.835.7223.4240.0256.6276.6295.7139.8147.6156.1166.8176.6197019711972 *1973 *451.7499.9565.4633.731.232.935.439.4420.5467.0530.0594.3280.2307.8346.1383.858.066.876.486.982.392.4107.5123.6109.2120.7131.197.2105.2113.059.965.768.237.339.544.7311.3346.3398.8182.9202.6233 11971:1 ..IIIII....IV459.0471.1485.6499.931.831.932.432.9427.2439.3453.2467.0283.6290.9299.7307.859.762.164.366.883.986.389.292.4111.0114.4117.5120.798.2100.4102.9105.261.062.864.465.737.337.638.539.5316.2324.9335.7346.3185.3190.5196.8202.61972:1 P . . . .II *>-..III *...I V P _ _ ,511.7529.1547.3565.433.534.435.035.4478.2494.8512.3530.0314.1324.6335.8346.168.871.373.576.495.398.9103.0107.5123.7126.6129.0131.1107.5109.6111.5113.066.867.668.468.240.742.043.144.7354.5368.2383.3398.8206.6215.0224.3233.11973: !*__-_II *.__Ill pIV*.-580.1600.4619.9633.736.537.738.739.4543.6562.7581.2594.3353.9365.7376.6383.879.082.285.086.9110.7114.8119.5123.6132.5133.6113.7114.767.967.545.847.2410.9429.1240.2251.01 Includes negligible amount of farm loans held by savings and loan associations.3 Derived figures.Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, estimated and compiled from data supplied by variousGovernment and private organizations.321
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