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pembrookyesterday at 9:39 PM1 replyview on HN

Data from the IMF says European households hold a similar level of debt if not more (especially the case in northern Europe):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_household...

The US used to be an outlier in this regard if you look back to 2000, but over the past 25+ years American households have stayed pretty much the same while their European counterparts have grown debt substantially.


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bluebarbetyesterday at 9:46 PM

It is almost entirely mortgage debt backed by the collateral of housing.

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