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22/12/2014
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The proportion of families with some kind of debt stood at 59.3% in December, up from 59.2% in November
Monday, December 22, 2014 - 10:06 AM
Agency Brazil / portal@d24am.com
Most of the debt refers to the use of the credit card (74.6%).
Photo: Eraldo Lopes
Brasilia - The percentage of indebted households increased delinquent and in December this year compared to the previous month. Nevertheless, there was a decrease compared to December last year, according to the National Debt Default Research and Consumer Protection, National Confederation of Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC).
The proportion of families with some kind of debt stood at 59.3% in December, up from 59.2% in November but down from 62.2% in December last year. The percentage of very indebted households increased from 11.6% to 10.8% compared with December 2013.
Most of the debt refers to the use of the credit card (74.6%), the booklets (18%), the financing of cars (14.5%) and personal loans (9.6%). Most households (52.2%) committed 11% to 50% of their income on debt.
The percentage of delinquent families with debts or accounts in arrears, stood at 18.5% in December this year. The rate is higher than 18% of November this year and lower than the 20.8% of December last year. The average time delay of debt is 60 days.
The CNC survey also showed the percentage of families who will not be able to pay its debts: 5.8%. The index is up 5.5% from November this year and below 6.5% in December last year.
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