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Like Americans, Koreans up to their eyeballs …

by Tony Sagami on December 14, 2008

in Housing Market

The Bank of Korea reported that total household debt — total consumer debt less mortgages — has reached $29, 070.

That large debt load is going to make it hard for consumer spending to rebound.

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