Debt stats - April 2011
We've pulled together some debt facts and figures courtesy of Credit Action:
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£1,156,000,000 is the total value of all purchases made using plastic cards each day
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The average owed by every UK adult is £29,871 (including mortgages) - this is 126% of average earnings
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7,700,000 cash withdrawals will be made today with a total value of £528,000,000
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Total UK personal debt at the end of February 2011 stood at £1,454 billion
