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Chart A data table
Trends in consumer, mortgage and total debt

  Consumer debt Mortgage debt Total debt
$ (billions)
1982 48.173 99.138 147.311
1983 48.439 103.358 151.797
1984 51.527 111.717 163.244
1985 57.215 119.184 176.399
1986 64.024 134.156 198.180
1987 71.606 156.670 228.276
1988 81.368 185.428 266.796
1989 90.974 214.568 305.542
1990 99.583 245.283 344.866
1991 101.617 265.580 367.197
1992 102.972 287.832 390.804
1993 105.337 309.655 414.992
1994 113.623 329.440 443.063
1995 122.111 341.613 463.724
1996 130.053 355.991 486.044
1997 143.035 375.823 518.858
1998 157.460 394.563 552.023
1999 168.622 411.588 580.210
2000 189.931 431.212 621.143
2001 202.931 448.318 651.249
2002 216.100 481.144 697.244
2003 235.959 520.228 756.187
2004 262.959 570.793 833.752
2005 299.471 627.072 926.543
2006 330.912 693.569 1,024.481
2007 363.386 771.691 1,135.077
2008 396.920 863.306 1,260.226
2009 428.396 928.499 1,356.895
2010 460.179 994.277 1,454.456
Sources: Bank of Canada, CANSIM vectors v36408 (total debt), v122698 (consumer debt) and v122736 (mortgage debt), 1982 to 2010.