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23/01/2013
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Level is slightly lower than that recorded in December, from 60.7%.
Credit card and passbook lead among major types of debts.
6.6% of households reported having no position to pay bills on atrasoMais 60% of Brazilian families began the year with debt, according to a survey by the National Confederation of Commerce (CNC). Among the families surveyed in January, 60.2% reported having debts with post-dated check, credit card, overdraft booklet store, personal loan, car or provide insurance.
According to the CNC, the percentage represents a slight decrease compared to December, while 60.7% were in debt. There was high, however, compared to January 2012, when the debt represented 58.8% of households.
Also in January, the percentage of delinquent households reached 21.2%, compared to 21.7% in December 2012 and 19.9% in January 2012. The percentage of households that reported having no position to pay their bills or arrears declined between December 2012 and January 2013, from 7.0% to 6.6%. In January 2012, 6.9% had declared that remain delinquent.
The survey of the CNC shows that there was a decrease in debt from December to January both among those earning less than ten minimum wages as among those with income above that level. In the range of lower income, percentage of households with debts reached 61.5%, compared to 61.9% in December. For the wealthy, the percentage dropped from 54.6% to 54.2% in the same comparison.
Delay
Among families with bills or arrears, the average delay was 58 days in January, down from 62.8 days in the same month of 2012. Even among indebted households, the average share of income committed to debt fell year on year, from 30.5% to 29.4%.
Among the main types of debts singled out by respondents, appear credit card (74.0%), booklets (19.7%) and car financing (11.9%).
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