U.S. FEB CONSUMER CREDIT ROSE 1.77 BILLION DLRS

  U.S. consumer instalment credit rose
  a seasonally adjusted 1.77 billion dlrs in February after a
  revised rise of 789 mln dlrs in January, the Federal Reserve
  Board said.
      The annual rate of growth in February was 3.7 pct, up from
  1.6 pct in January. Previously the Fed said consumer credit
  rose 536 mln dlrs in January.
      Among the credit categories, auto credit rose in February
  by 717 mln dlrs after increasing 416 mln dlrs in January, the
  Fed said.
      Revolving credit in February rose 1.04 billion dlrs after
  falling by 23 mln dlrs in January.
      Mobile home credit was down by 59 mln dlrs in February
  after rising 141 mln dlrs in January.
      The category referred to as "other," covering bank and credit
  union loans, increased by 74 mln dlrs in February after rising
  by 255 mln dlrs in January, the Fed said.
      Before seasonal adjustment, consumer credit outstanding
  totaled 576.05 billion dlrs at the end of February, compared
  with 530.41 billion dlrs at the end of February, 1986.
  

