From the article: "The ratio of debt to disposable income edged down to 166.9 per cent from an adjusted 167.2 per cent in the fourth quarter"
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It is perhaps worth noting that these numbers are not seasonally adjusted and debt to disposable income almost always falls in Q1 vs. the previous year Q4.

Year over year debt to disposable income is up from 164.2% to 166.9%, more or less in line with the rate of growth we've been seeing for a while now.