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20/03/2013
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Percentage of households with debts reached 61.2%, against 57.8% in 2012.
6.3% declared that they will not be able to pay its debts.
The percentage of households that reported having debt was 61.2% in March, according to the National Survey of Consumer Debt and Default (PEIC), published by the National Confederation of Trade in Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC) on Wednesday (20).
The result is high on the 57.8% recorded in March 2012, but slight decrease in comparison with the results of February this year, when 61.5% of households reported having debts between postdated check, credit card, check special booklet store, personal loan and car insurance provision.
The percentage of families with debt or overdue bills declined, both in comparison monthly and annual comparison. The percentage was 19.5% in March from 22.1% in February and 21.8% a year ago.
Among the respondents, 6.3% stated that they will not be able to pay its debts - the lowest level of the series, according to the CNC.
The result represents a decrease both in monthly and annual comparison. The indicator was 7% in February and 6.7% in March last year.
Marianne Hanson, an economist at CNC, highlights that 13% of Brazilian families who are indebted pointed the car finance among its main types of debt.
"This modality was the third most remembered, behind only credit card, mentioned by 76.3%, and booklets, by 20.2%. Among families with incomes greater than ten times the minimum wage, 30% said the car finance debt as important, "said the economist, in a statement.
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