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Personal Debt Tops GDP in Britain?Again (BusinessWeek)

Personal debt level tops UK's income (Edinburgh Evening News)PERSONAL debt in the UK exceeds the income generated by the country as a whole for the second year running, research showed today.

Personal debt exceeds Britain's GDP (Channel 4)Personal debt in the UK is higher than the income generated by the country as a whole for the second year running, research shows.

Personal debt rises to £1.44trillion in UK (Daily Record)PERSONAL debt in the UK has outstripped the country's GDP for the second year running.

Personal debt exceeds Britain's GDP (Channel 4)Personal debt in the UK is higher than the income generated by the country as a whole for the second year running.

Personal debt in UK exceeds GDP for second year (Independent) The total amount of UK personal debt has exceeded the country's entire GDP for the second year running.