Real final sales slowing, and business equipment growth negative: From the NY Fed, reads like credit growth slowing: Total Household Debt Rises for 19th Straight Quarter, Now Nearly Trillion Above Previous Peak The report includes a one-page summary of key takeaways and their supporting data points. Overarching trends from the Report’s summary include: Housing Debt Mortgage balances rose by 0 billion, to .2 trillion. Mortgage originations declined to 4 billion from 1 billion, the lowest level seen since the third quarter of 2014. Mortgage delinquencies improved slightly, with 1.0% of mortgage balances 90 or more days delinquent, down from 1.1% in the fourth quarter of 2018. Non-Housing Debt Outstanding student loan debt increased by billion, to .49
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Real final sales slowing, and business equipment growth negative:
From the NY Fed, reads like credit growth slowing:
Total Household Debt Rises for 19th Straight Quarter, Now Nearly $1 Trillion Above Previous Peak
The report includes a one-page summary of key takeaways and their supporting data points. Overarching trends from the Report’s summary include:
Housing Debt
Mortgage balances rose by $120 billion, to $9.2 trillion. Mortgage originations declined to $344 billion from $401 billion, the lowest level seen since the third quarter of 2014. Mortgage delinquencies improved slightly, with 1.0% of mortgage balances 90 or more days delinquent, down from 1.1% in the fourth quarter of 2018. Non-Housing Debt
Outstanding student loan debt increased by $29 billion, to $1.49 trillion. Newly originated auto loans totaled $139 billion, continuing a long-running growth trend. Credit card balances fell slightly, to $848 billion from $870 billion.
Through year end- credit growth low and slowing:
Only through q3 available:
As of year end:
Rolled over?