Intention of funding grows 3.5% in August

The index of intended Financing presented high 3.5% in August compared with the previous month and reached 15.3 points. However, over the same month of the previous year, when the indicator registered 17.3 points, there was no indentation of 11.7%. This difference shows that annual in times of crisis the credit demand grows for budget, but the progress is limited by the new restrictions of the offer. Currently, only 7.3% of consumers paulistanos are willing to take credit, far below the historical average of 10.2%.
And the credit Security index, which measures the consumer''s ability to pay debts, presented high of 5.8% in August compared with July and reached 84.3 points. In the annual comparison showed even greater elevation indicator of 8%. Among the indebted, the index grew 5.4%, while monthly, between the indebted, the increase was 6.6%.
The research is compiled monthly by FecomercioSP (Federation of trade in goods, services and tourism of the State of São Paulo).