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1986
> Total outstanding credit card debt: $145.9 billion — #37 most since 1986
> Change in outstanding credit card debt: +$17.9 billion — #27 largest increase since 1986
> Credit card charge-off: $4.4 billion — #37 most since 1986
> Net result in debt load: +$22.3 billion — #34 largest increase since 1986
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1987
> Total outstanding credit card debt: $166.2 billion — #36 most since 1986
> Change in outstanding credit card debt: +$20.3 billion — #26 largest increase since 1986
> Credit card charge-off: $5.0 billion — #36 most since 1986
> Net result in debt load: +$25.3 billion — #33 largest increase since 1986
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1988
> Total outstanding credit card debt: $190.6 billion — #35 most since 1986
> Change in outstanding credit card debt: +$24.4 billion — #25 largest increase since 1986
> Credit card charge-off: $5.5 billion — #35 most since 1986
> Net result in debt load: +$29.8 billion — #31 largest increase since 1986
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1989
> Total outstanding credit card debt: $217.8 billion — #34 most since 1986
> Change in outstanding credit card debt: +$27.2 billion — #23 largest increase since 1986
> Credit card charge-off: $6.2 billion — #34 most since 1986
> Net result in debt load: +$33.5 billion — #29 largest increase since 1986
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1990
> Total outstanding credit card debt: $245.9 billion — #33 most since 1986
> Change in outstanding credit card debt: +$28.1 billion — #22 largest increase since 1986
> Credit card charge-off: $7.8 billion — #33 most since 1986
> Net result in debt load: +$35.8 billion — #27 largest increase since 1986
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