Percent of respondents who reported decreased levels for the past three months compared with the same period last year:
|   MN  | 
                       MT  | 
                       ND  | 
                       SD  | 
            WI  | 
            Ninth District  | 
        |
| Rate of loan repayments | 2  | 
          -  | 
          4  | 
          4  | 
          -  | 
          3  | 
        
| Net farm income | 2  | 
          9  | 
          29  | 
          -  | 
          -  | 
          8  | 
        
| Farm household spending | 5  | 
          -  | 
          7  | 
          4  | 
          -  | 
          4  | 
        
| Farm capital spending | -  | 
          -  | 
          14  | 
          4  | 
          12  | 
          5  | 
        
| Loan demand | 39  | 
          9  | 
          32  | 
          33  | 
          25  | 
          35  | 
        
Percent of respondents who reported increased levels for the past three months compared with the same period last year:
|   MN  | 
            MT  | 
            ND  | 
            SD  | 
            WI  | 
            Ninth District  | 
        |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan renewals or extensions | 2  | 
          -  | 
          -  | 
          4  | 
          -  | 
          2  | 
        
| Referrals to other lenders | -  | 
          -  | 
          -  | 
          -  | 
          -  | 
          -  | 
        
| Amount of collateral required | 2  | 
          -  | 
          4  | 
          15  | 
          12  | 
          6  | 
        
| Loan Demand | 9  | 
          -  | 
          14  | 
          19  | 
          25  | 
          13  | 
        
Note: The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is not part of the survey.
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