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05/31/2013
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Percentage of debt is high in relation to the previous month.
Slice is higher among families with income up to 10 minimum wages.
The percentage of families with debt increased again in May, according to data released on Wednesday (29) by the National Confederation of Commerce (CNC). According to the survey, 64.3% of households had consulted some kind of debt, among postdated check, credit card, overdraft, store membership card, personal loan and car insurance provision.
In April, the share of indebted households was 62.9%. In May 2012, 55.9% - almost 8 percentage points below the current.
From April to May, also increased the percentage of households with overdue bills (21.5% to 21.6%) and unable to pay their debts (6.7% to 7.5%).
According to the CNC, the high number of indebted households, compared with the previous month, was only observed in the group of families with income up to ten times the minimum wage. For these families, the percentage of debt reached 65.8% in May. For families with incomes above this level, the percentage of debt stood at 57.3%.
The high number of families with bills or arrears between the months of April and May also occurred only in income of up to ten minimum wages.
Source: G1
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