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In the second half of 2011, commercial and industrial loans, the main category for business lending, grew by nearly 6%, according to Federal Reserve data.
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Commercial and industrial loans are up at an annual rate of 15.3% so far this year, a level of growth not seen since the go-go Nineties.
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As the graph below depicts, commercial and industrial loans have been declining since late 2008 and only recently have we seen a leveling off of the credit contraction.
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Commercial and industrial loans at all commercial banks have increased 24 percent in the last two years, including a 1.5 percent increase between November and December alone, according to data from the St.
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Commercial and industrial loans by banks shrank by 24% between October 2008 and March, but have levelled off since then, and Fed surveys have found that for the first time since 2007 banks are easing standards for business loans.
ECONOMIST: Jobs and businesses
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ILCs first appeared around 100 years ago, as small, state-chartered banks that provided loans to industrial workers on low incomes who were shunned by traditional banks.
ECONOMIST: Industrial loan companies
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The key data points to watch will be industrial production (IP), trade and new loans.
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This contributed to banks' and industrial companies' over-reliance on short-term foreign loans, which could no longer be serviced after the currency collapsed last October.
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No outsider knows the percentages of non-performing loans at the big four banks of China, including the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China Construction Bank.
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They are quite content to have their capital embodied in physical goods destined for future sale, in shares in industrial undertakings, in real estate which brings in rentals, or in loans to active men engaged in industry and commerce.
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It would also would include carer's allowance and industrial injuries disablement benefit - although it would not include one-off benefits such as social fund loans and non-cash benefits such as free school meals or working tax credits.
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