11.   Banks and credit company shares around the country fell over investor concerns that consumer debt is too high.

12.   Bonds slumped after Federal Reserve Gov. Lawrence Lindsey warned against rising consumer debt and shrinking savings.

13.   Borrowing costs as well as high levels of consumer debt may be deterring some buyers, analysts said.

14.   Bossidy is watching the strength of the dollar and energy prices, for instance, while Martinez said retailers might be hurt by the high level of consumer debt.

15.   A lack of new technology and product introductions as well as high consumer debt and expansions by other retailers hurt Sun, Copitzky said last month.

16.   A lack of new technology and product introductions as well as high consumer debt and expansions by other retailers hurt Sun, Copitzky said.

17.   A lot of people have got consumer debt.

18.   According to the Federal Reserve data, the level of outstanding consumer debt has grown far faster than savings.

19.   Burns said high levels of consumer debt raise concerns about future sales at the company.

20.   Bush points to consumer debt and threatened layoffs as indicators of the need for a tax cut to prime the economic pump.