Hungarian households’ debt is seven times larger than the debts of the Slovaks

The purchasing habits of those households that were affected by the economic crisis have become more cautious. According to Cetelem; the consumer credit market – which is closely linked to the consumption of households – suffered from this caution.

The average household consumer debt in 2009, was the highest among the Germans, the Spanish and the Portugese. In this comparison,Hungary overtakes the Slovaks, the Italians and the Czechs also.
In Hungary, a household consumption is 3,226 euros, which is 850 thousand HUF. The average debt of the Slovakian households is 120 thousand HUF – reports penzcentrum.hu.