ECONOMY

Consumer Credit Rises Again, but Pace Slows: Consumer credit rose $6 billion in January--the eighth straight increase--but at a slower pace than in the previous month. Borrowing climbed at a 9.1% annual rate--after rising 11.5% in December--revised from the previously reported 11.2% and a 10.7% rise in November, the Federal Reserve Board said. The December increase was $7.5 billion. The Fed said growth in revolving credit, which includes credit cards, accelerated in January, while growth in auto loans and other consumer debt slowed.