One sign of a hot economy: Consumer borrowing rose in November by the largest monthly amount in 16 years, the Federal Reserve said yesterday. Total consumer credit increased by a solid $28 billion in November to a record high of $3.83 trillion. The annual growth rate was 8.8 percent.
Credit-card borrowing powered the increase. Revolving credit, which is mostly made up of credit-card loans, expanded to an annual rate of 13.3 percent in November, the fastest pace since last December and well above the 9.9 percent gain in October.
Nonrevolving credit, which covers loans for education and cars, rose at an annual rate of 7.2 percent in November. That's the fastest pace for that figure since October 2016.
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