The Uncertainty of Buying Now and Paying Later

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