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Consumer Credit Drops Slightly

Sept. 10, 2012
Consumers

Consumer borrowing dropped 1.5 percent in July after climbing 5.3 percent in June, the U.S. Federal Reserve said Monday.

The Fed said non-revolving credit, which includes auto loans, personal loans and student loans, rose 1 percent to $1.849 trillion in July. Revolving credit, which includes lines of credit and credit cards, fell 6.8 percent to $815 billion, the Fed said.



Source: Copyright United Press International 2012


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