米国のクレジットカード等の消費者信用残高の減少が加速している。7月は年換算10.4%の下落。対前年同期比でも、4.2%下落となり、1991年の1.9%下落を上回る過去最低水準。虎の子の米個人消費はなかなか明るさが見えない。
○Consumer Credit Declines Sharply in July
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2009/09/consumer-credit-declines-sharply-in.html
UU.S. consumers reduced their credit burden by a record amount in July, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday. Total seasonally adjusted consumer debt fell $21.55 billion, or at a 10.4% annual rate, in July to $2.47 trillion. This is the sixth straight monthly drop in consumer credit. ... This is the record 11th straight monthly drop in credit card debt.
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This graph shows the year-over-year (YoY) change in consumer credit. Consumer credit is off 4.2% over the last 12 months. The previous record YoY decline was 1.9% in 1991.
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