Consumers giving the recovery some credit

Observation:  A recent story from the Associated Press indicates that consumers are making greater use of credit.  In fact, the jump in use of credit in March was the biggest climb in a decade.  Click here to see the story as published by the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Implications:   This is an important example of progress in our ongoing economic recovery, as consumers had such a dramatic aversion to credit during the recession itself. 

Credit is generally used when people feel confident that their employment situation and other household income factors will allow them to pay the money back.

Mike Anderson, for the Elm Street Economics consumer trends blog. A service of The Center for Sales Strategy, Inc.