Meanwhile, demand for commercial and industrial loans has plunged.

与此同时，商业和工业贷款需求也大幅下滑。

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He said reports on bank lending show significant declines in consumer loans, including credit card loans, and commercial and industrial loans.

他表示，有关银行贷款的报告显示出消费者贷款出现大幅度下降，其中包括信用卡贷款；商业和工业贷款也有所减少。

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It was matched by a dire performance from the finance arm of the us industrial behemoth General Electric, whose profits dipped 42% thanks to bad credit card debts and business loans.

美国工业巨头通用电气公司旗下的金融部门的业绩同样悲惨。受累于不良的信用卡债务和商业贷款，通用电气公司第三季利润下滑42%。

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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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