CONSUMER CREDIT RISES $14.6 BILLION IN DECEMBER
Feb 8, 2013, 01:30 IST
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Total consumer credit in the United States expanded 6.3 percent at an annualized rate – or $14.6 billion – in December, ahead of expectations of a $14 billion expansion.
Revolving credit – credit cards and the like – fell 5.1 percent at an annualized rate to $849.8 billion in December.
Non-revolving credit – auto loans and the like – increased 11.4 percent at an annualized rate to $1.93 trillion.
The rate of expansion in total consumer credit moderated slightly from November, when credit expanded $15.9 billion.
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November consumer credit growth was revised down from a $16.05 billion initial reading.