10 Years of Thrift; 5 Years of Recovery, from Stefan Jovanovich
"As of March 31, 2018, total household indebtedness was $13.2 trillion, $536 billion higher than the previous peak in the third quarter of 2008."
The total household debt was "18.5 percent above the trough in the second quarter of 2013."
(full article here)
George Devaux writes:
Ratios are important here.
Number of households/individuals- resulting debt
Same for income level (capacity to repay debt)
Same for assets - resulting debt to asset ratios
I apologize for suggesting math to a person whose wordsmithing I relish–in the sense of consuming as a gourmand.