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03/07/2013
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Average amount of checks used for purchases stood at R$ 349.84
By Luiza Belloni Veronesi
| 19h12 | 25/02/2013
SAO PAULO - In January 2013, the Southeast region recorded a monthly rise in the default rate with checks. According to information from Telecheque released on Monday (25), the total value of checks circulated in the month, 3.35% were delinquent, while in December 2012, this amount was 2.38%.
In comparison with January 2012, there was an increase of 16.32%, for that month in the Southeast delinquency was 2.88%.
Lack of funding remains the main cause of default, representing 72% of the values in uncleared checks in January. The other factors are: sustados checks (8.7%), lost or stolen (5.4%), defrauded (2%) and other reasons (12%).
Lack of funding remains the main cause of default, representing 72% of the values (Getty Images)
regions
According to Telecheque, analysis across regions, the first month of the year, the South occupied the 2nd position. The North took 1st place with 4.62% of uncleared checks, the Northeast is in 3rd with 3.22% and the Midwest in 4th with 3.13%. The southern region is in last place, with only 2.67% of default.
Average value of checks
The research also shows that the average value of checks used in the Southeast in January stood at R $ 349.84: a drop of 1.05% compared to December last year, which was R $ 353.55. But compared with January 2012 (R $ 289.08) in the high average value of checks is 21.02%.
Source: Infomoney
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