UK striking debt numbers issued June 2010

Page last updated Thursday, 03 June 2010

Striking Numbers

The average household debt will increase by £0.10 today (it grew by £11.11 a day in January 2008)
The average cost of raising a child from birth to the age of 21 is £26 a day.
1,000 people are seeking some form of formal debt rescheduling every working day.
230,137 unsolicited telephone calls made to UK consumers daily by debt management and personal loan companies
In the last 12 months consumers saved an average of £2.76 every day
2,000 Consumer County Court Judgements (CCJs) were issued every day in the first 3 months of 2009
1,940 people reported they had become redundant every day during 3 months to end March 2010.
273 young people (18 – 24s) have become a NEET (not in education, employment or training) every day during the last 3 months.
£378,100,000 is the amount that the Government Public Sector net debt (PSDN) will grow today (equivalent to £4,376 per second).
£121,640,000 is the interest the Government has to pay each day on the UKs net debt of £893.4bn. This is projected to be £114m a day (£41.6bn) in 2010 – 2011 financial year.
The UK population is projected to grow by 1,178 people a day over the next decade
21.9m plastic card purchase transactions will be made today with a total value of £1.05bn.
8.1m cash withdrawals will be made today with a total value of £530m
The average car will cost £15.13 to run today.

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