TORONTO — Equifax Canada says credit card balances hit an all-time high of $107.4 billion in the second quarter of 2023, in a sign financial stress continued to build in the face of inflation and rising interest rates.
Vice-president of advanced analytics Rebecca Oakes says non-mortgage debt growth was largely due to substantial growth in credit card balances and a notable increase in debt among subprime and deep subprime consumers.
The report by Equifax Canada said average non-mortgage debt per credit-active consumer edged up to $21,131. Oakes says despite mounting credit card debt, credit card delinquencies aren't rising as fast as expected, in part because of an influx of new credit card users which also contributed to the growth in overall non-mortgage debt.
Equifax Canada says many Canadians are slowing down their credit card spending, but lower-income households are having a harder time curbing spending, and fewer consumers were able to pay their monthly credit card balance in full during the second quarter.
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