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US business loans fell $5.8 bln in latest week-Fed

Fri May 2, 2008 4:21pm EDT
 WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - Commercial and industrial
loans on the books at U.S. commercial banks fell in the latest
week, the Federal Reserve said on Friday.
 WEEK ENDED April 23 (Seasonally adjusted, billions of
dollars)
 Business loans......... 1,485.0 down..........5.8
 Govt, agency securities 1,104.5 up............4.2
 Large time deposits.... 2,102.9 up...........26.4
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