September’s household borrowing figures provided further signs that consumers are becoming more wary about loading up on unsecured debt. But households remain upbeat about their financial position so any slowdown should not be too severe. In any case, the recent rises in borrowing had looked unsustainable, so a slowdown now should prevent a sharper pull-back in both borrowing and spending in the future.
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