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1996
> Total outstanding credit card debt: $513.9 billion — #27 most since 1986
> Change in outstanding credit card debt: +$58.3 billion — #8 largest increase since 1986
> Credit card charge-off: $21.1 billion — #25 most since 1986
> Net result in debt load: +$79.4 billion — #10 largest increase since 1986
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1997
> Total outstanding credit card debt: $544.4 billion — #26 most since 1986
> Change in outstanding credit card debt: +$30.5 billion — #20 largest increase since 1986
> Credit card charge-off: $27.3 billion — #21 most since 1986
> Net result in debt load: +$57.8 billion — #20 largest increase since 1986
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1998
> Total outstanding credit card debt: $585.7 billion — #25 most since 1986
> Change in outstanding credit card debt: +$41.3 billion — #11 largest increase since 1986
> Credit card charge-off: $28.8 billion — #17 most since 1986
> Net result in debt load: +$70.1 billion — #15 largest increase since 1986
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1999
> Total outstanding credit card debt: $614.9 billion — #24 most since 1986
> Change in outstanding credit card debt: +$29.2 billion — #21 largest increase since 1986
> Credit card charge-off: $26.8 billion — #22 most since 1986
> Net result in debt load: +$56.0 billion — #22 largest increase since 1986
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2000
> Total outstanding credit card debt: $688.2 billion — #23 most since 1986
> Change in outstanding credit card debt: +$73.3 billion — #4 largest increase since 1986
> Credit card charge-off: $27.5 billion — #20 most since 1986
> Net result in debt load: +$100.8 billion — #2 largest increase since 1986
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