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C12 Credit card statistics: balances outstanding, limits and interest rates

	All cards: business and personal, as at month end
				Simple average
				standard card
	Total advances outstanding			interest rate	Credit limits¹
Month ended	($m)	(Y/Y% s.a.)	(M/M% s.a.)	(%)	($m)	(Y/Y%)
*Previous years:*
Jan 2008	5062	7.1	0.2	19.5	18726	5.3
Jan 2009	5260	4.1	-0.1	19.7	17720	4.3
*Monthly:*
Feb 2009	5271	2.9	-0.1	19.2	17695	3.6
Mar 2009	5218	2.0	-0.3	18.9	17689	3.1
Apr 2009	5240	2.2	0.1	18.5	17603	1.9
May 2009	5175	1.3	0.0	18.4	17599	2.4
Jun 2009	5175	1.0	0.0	18.4	17590	1.7
Jul 2009	5146	0.3	0.1	18.4	17551	0.0
Aug 2009	5151	-0.2	0.1	18.4	17535	-0.4
Sep 2009	5189	-0.8	0.0	18.4	17526	-0.7
Oct 2009	5184	-0.6	0.0	18.4	17523	-0.9
Nov 2009	5265	-0.7	-0.1	18.5	17511	-1.4
Dec 2009	5429	-0.3	-0.1	18.5	17527	-1.2
Jan 2010	5271	0.3	0.4	18.5	*17512*	*-1.2*

¹ Credit limits were redefined in August 2008, causing a series break. See notes for explanation.

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Last updated 19 February 2010