WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans borrowed more in April to attend college and buy cars and were a little less cautious with their credit cards than the previous month.
The Federal Reserve says consumer borrowing rose $ 11.1 billion in April from March to a seasonally adjusted $ 2.82 trillion. That’s the 20th straight monthly gain and another record level.
Nearly all of the gain came from a category that includes auto and student loans, which increased $ 10.4 billion. A measure of credit card use rose $ 682 million. While that’s only a modest gain, it follows a decline of $ 906 million for the category in March.
Steady gains in borrowing could help boost consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of economic activity.
US consumer borrowing up $11.1 billion in April
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