By 2006 the amount of household debt was £1,370 billion.
Sure, we have too much household debt, but that's a better problem than what most nations face.
In the third quarter, total household debt grew more than 9 percent.
Gordon Brown's government and household debts are not the problem.
As a share of personal income, household debt has risen to 85 percent, also a record.
Household debt is now at 75 percent of gross domestic product, a record.
A the end of 2008, household debt amounted to $13.8 trillion.
Fed officials contend that the high level of household debt is not an economic concern.
The rate of growth in household debt is already beginning to slow as households cut back their borrowing.
Household debt has risen to record levels, just as it did before nearly every previous recession.