Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Vital Signs Chart: Credit-Card Debt Expands


 
Americans ramped up their credit-card use in October. Revolving credit, which includes credit-card debt, rose a seasonally adjusted $3.4 billion, or 4.7% at an annualized rate, from September to $857.6 billion, the highest level since May. Overall consumer borrowing rose an annualized 6.2% in October to $2.75 trillion. That suggests consumers are growing more willing to borrow for big-ticket items.

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