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Johannesburg - The total number of civil summonses issued for debt has
increased, Statistics SA said on Thursday.
For the three months ended October 2009 the number of summonses
increased by 9.1% compared with the three months ended
October 2008, the Pretoria-based agency said.
There was also a 3.6% increase between October 2008 and
October 2009.
The major contributors to the increase for the three months
ended October 2009 compared with the three months ended October
2008 were civil summonses issued in respect of money lent (3.3
percentage points), promissory notes and other acknowledgements of
debt (3.0 percentage points - this category includes credit card
debt) and "other debts" (2.0 percentage points).
The "other services" and rent categories were the only negative
contributors, Statistics SA said.
Following the trend in the number of civil summonses issued for
debt, the total number of civil judgments recorded for debt for the
three months ended October 2009 increased by 17.0% compared
with the three months ended October 2008.
There was also an 18.1% increase between October 2008 and
October 2009.
The agency said that civil judgments in respect of money lent
(contributing 11.4 percentage points), promissory notes and other
acknowledgements of debt (contributing 3.6 percentage points), and
goods sold on an open account (contributing 2.0 percentage points)
were the main drivers behind the 17.0% increase in the
number of civil judgments recorded for debt.
The "other debts" category was the only negative contributor
(-2.7 percentage points).
Statistics SA said the total value of civil judgments recorded
for debt for the three months ended October 2009 increased by 34.% compared with the three months ended October 2008.
There was also a 39.5% increase between October 2008 and
October 2009.
The major contributors to the 34% increase in the
value of civil judgments for the three months ended October 2009
compared with the three months ended October 2008 were money lent
(13.1 percentage points), promissory notes and other
acknowledgements of debt (5.6 percentage points) and goods sold on
an open account (3.9 percentage points).
During October 2009, 70 976 civil judgments for debt amounting
to R772.4m were recorded.
Statistics SA said the largest contributors to this were money
lent (R258.8m or 33.5%), "other debts" (R137.4m or 17.8%), promissory notes and other
acknowledgements of debt (R107.9m or 14%) and goods
sold on an open account (R75m or 9.7%).
- Sapa