George Chrysochou https://financer.com 0m 107 #consumerreport
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I’m the Chief Economist at Financer Limited and just published the 2023 Consumer & Credit Card Debt Report, an original analysis of Q1 2023 New York Fed’s primary data sources that present 50+ financial statistics accompanied by 17 original interactive charts and tables.
Some of the key facts are:
- US household debt reached a total of 17.05 Trillion for the first time in history
- Transition to serious credit card delinquency increased by 50.3% for all age groups
- Household debt balance increased by 7.62%, year-over-year
- Per capita debt balance increased from $56,650 to $60,250
- 36.63 M loan accounts were added to the economy since 2022, a 4.94% increase
- The most indebted age group was 40-49-year-olds, with $4.39 Trillion in debt
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