31.   Consumer debt is high, and loan delinquencies have been rising.

32.   Consumer debt is way up, so people may be unable or reluctant to splurge.

33.   Consumer debt has remained at high levels, credit companies have said.

34.   Consumer debt is approaching an all time high, with more and more card holders falling behind on their payments.

35.   Consumer debt is unlikely to restrain consumers from spending, he added.

36.   Consumer debt.

37.   Consumer installment debt as a fraction of after-tax income has reached an all-time high, even as most workers are seeing little or no growth in their paychecks.

38.   Cool weather and high levels of consumer debt also held down retail sales during the second quarter.

39.   Corporate bonds and bonds backed by consumer debt such as home equity loans are among securities favored by Utendahl Capital Management.

40.   Consumer debt in Chile is low compared with the U.S.