<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53921074ecad04af3ea2cbad-971-728/handful-credit-cards-4.jpg" border="0" alt="handful credit cards" /><p class="source"><span>Joe Raedle / Getty Images</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>Consumer credit climbed $26.85 billion in April, nearly doubling expectations for $15 billion.</p>
<p>Last month came in at $17.53 billion.</p>
<p>Bloomberg's Michael McDonough observes credit card spending levels <a href="https://twitter.com/M_McDonough/status/474990570470146048">nearly doubled.</a> </p>

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CONSUMER CREDIT SURGES

Joe Raedle / Getty ImagesConsumer credit climbed $26.85 billion in April, nearly doubling expectations for $15 billion. Last month came in at $17.53 billion. Bloomberg's Michael McDonough observes credit card spending levels nearly doubled.

Joe Raedle  Getty ImagesConsumer credit climbed 26. 85 billion in April, nearly doubling expectations for 15 billion.

CONSUMER CREDIT SURGES

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