The Fall and Rise of Household Saving

Cashell, Brian W.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Finance;    Personal budgets;    Savings accounts;    Wealth;   

RP-ID  :  R40647
RP-ID  :  R40647_2009Sep01

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report begins by showing how the household saving rate has varied in recent years. Next, it explains how household saving is measured, and it provides some detail on how saving varies across the income distribution. Finally, it discusses factors that may account for the long decline in household saving, as well as prospects for its recovery.