The following chart shows the average amount financed on a new car divided by the average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees.
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1,800 hours of work appears to be the limit. This is in addition to the interest on that financing.
The following chart shows the year over year change.
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This post inspired by Auto financing and consumer credit as seen at Wasatch Economics.
Source Data:
St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart
"The Lock-In Effect of Rising Mortgage Rates"
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Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: "The Lock-In Effect
of Rising Mortgage Rates"
A brief excerpt:
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