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ATTITUDES-BUYING PLANS\n\nConsumers were cautious though more optimistic in the initial monthsof this year than the corresponding period of 1967.In latest(January-February)survey findings of consumer attitudes and buying plans ofNational Industrial Conference Board,more persons commented favor-ably on prevailing business and employment conditions than a year ago,and a larger number anticipated improvements within six months.  \nBuying plans reflect caution on part of consumers.Plans to purchasenew cars in 1968 are about the same,but plans to purchase used carsare well above last year.Intentions to purchase homes are runningwell ahead of a year ago,but current interest is in the “lived-in homes”一not new houses.  \nPlans to purchase appliances are mixed-impressively higher this year thanlast for refrigerators,washing machines and clothes dryers,but laggingfor television sets.  \nVacation plans are well above last year.Some 54%are planning a vacationin next six months compared to 49%a year ago.However,intentionsto go abroad are substantially below last year.  \n# CONSUMER CREDIT\n\nConsumer instalment credit outstanding showed a seasonally adjusted in-crease of $566 million in February,the largest for any month sinceAugust 1966.All major types of indebtedness were up during themonth with automobile credit and personal loans accounting for morethan two-thirds of the change from January.  \nEatensions of instalment eredit after seasonal adjustment were larger thanin January with increases in all major types of credit.New credit forautomobile purchases showed the largest gain since the model yearbegan.For the second consecutive month repayments appeared to beleveling off following a period of acceleration which prevailed duringmost of 1967.  \nConsumer credit at end February totaled $97.6 billion,of which $20.3billion was noninstalment.Of the total $77.3 billion instalment credit,$31.1 billion was for automobiles,$20.8 billion for other consumergoods,$21.8 billion in personal loans,and $3.6 billion in home repairand modernization loans.  \n# FINANCE FACTS\n\nA Monthly Publication on Consumer Financial Behaoior  \nConsumer.Instalment CreditExtended and Repaid  \nFINANCE FACTS  \nMAY 1968  \nRise in Reglonal Help-Wanted Indexes,July 1967 To February 1968  \nU.8.Tota 14%  \n## HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING\n\nIndex of help-wanted advertising at 193 in February was 9 points abovethe January index and 24 points,or 14%,above the low reported inJuly 1967.Improvement greater than 14%was shown by the Mountainregion(35%),East South Central(25%),South Atlantic(21%),NewEngland(19%),and West South Central(17%).The Pacific region,with 3%rise between July 1967 and February 1968,showed least im-provement in index of help-wanted advertising.  \nThe Conference Board's index of help-wanted advertising is based on thenumber of want-ads placed with newspapers across the nation,one ineach of 52 cities which represent major labor market areas.It seeks tomeasure the hiring demand for labor.The greater the number of jobopenings to be filled,the greater the number of help-wanted ads.Theindex also reflects labor supply conditions.If the supply of labor istight,there will be few potential applicants for any one vacancy,andwant-ads may have to be placed for longer periods before the vacancycan be filled.  \n## TAX RECEIPTS\n\nTotal taxes to be collected in fiscal 1968 by all levels of government in )the U.S.will equal about $3,550 per American family,up $134 fromlast year,as estimated by Tax Foundation,Inc.In 1956 taxes collectedby Federal,state and local governments combined were equivalent to  \n$1,897 per family.  \nTax receipts of $217 billion this year will exceed 1967 receipts by about$10 billion.Federal government tax receipts are expected to rise by$5 billion.State and local tax receipts in 1968 will also increase byabout $5 billion over 1967.  \n## INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION\n\nIndustrial production 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