Russians in August took out a record amount of consumer loans – research

In August, the Russians took out cash loans for a record amount – 2.1 million loans for 646.7 billion rubles. About it informs RBC with reference to data from the research company Frank RG.

At the same time, the average size of a consumer loan during this period reached the minimum value for the year – 313.6 thousand rubles.

The researchers explained the demand for cash loans from the population by the acceleration of inflation against the backdrop of a slow recovery in real disposable income and the beginning of the school year. The decrease in the average check on consumer loans, according to experts, may indicate an increase in the number of new borrowers.

The previous record for issued cash loans was set in Russia in April this year. Then loans were issued for a total amount of almost 624 billion rubles.