Although the economy continues to pick up steam, consumers were reluctant to take on new credit for their purchases.

Credit unions had $229.6 billion outstanding consumer credit in March, down from the $231.6 billion in February, according to data released Friday by the Federal Reserve.

Overall, outstanding consumer credit fell to $2,433 trillion, from February's figure of $2,446 trillion.

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