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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-08 09:23 AM
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Something else Barack Obama must deal with and work on
This has to be turned around a quick as possible.



How has America’s household savings rate changed since 1970? According to OECD survey info, the savings as a percent of disposable household income are shown below:

1970 8.3%
1975 9.4% - highest year
1980 7.3%
1985 4.5%
1990 7.0%
1991 7.3%
1992 7.7%
1993 5.8%
1994 4.8%
1995 4.6%
1996 4.0%
1997 3.6%
1998 4.3%
1999 2.4%
2000 2.3%
2001 1.8%
2002 2.4%
2003 2.1%
2004 2.1%
2005 0.5%
2006 0.4% - lowest year
2007 0.7% (predicted)

http://whoareamericans.com/2007/12/27/american-household-savings-rates/


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