August Consumer Credit
Updated: 07-Oct-25 15:16 ET



Highlights
  • Consumer credit increased by $0.4 billion in August (Briefing.com consensus: $13.1 billion) following an upwardly revised $18.0 billion increase (from $16.0 billion) in July.
Key Factors
  • Revolving credit decreased by $6.0 billion to $1.305 trln.
  • Nonrevolving credit increased by $6.3 billion to $3.756 trln.
  • Consumer credit increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 0.1 percent in August.
  • Revolving credit decreased at an annual rate of 5.5 percent, while nonrevolving credit increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent.
Big Picture
  • The key takeaway from the report is that the expansion in consumer credit was miniscule in August due to a decrease in revolving credit, which saw its biggest decrease since March.
Category AUG JUL JUN MAY APR
Total Credit $0.4B $18.1B -$4.7B $7.8B $16.8B
Revolving -$6.0B $11.2B $0.1B -$1.3B $7.0B
Nonrevolving $6.3B $6.9B -$4.8B $9.1B $9.8B
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