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Personal Saving Rate Delayed Consumption

Personal Saving Rate Delayed Consumption. Date last updated: July 15, 2019. DataPost. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Education & Outreach. Saving Rate – Did You Know?. Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis & FRBSF calculations.

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Personal Saving Rate Delayed Consumption

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  1. Personal Saving RateDelayed Consumption Date last updated: July 15, 2019 DataPost Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Education & Outreach

  2. Saving Rate – Did You Know? Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis & FRBSF calculations By 2000 personal saving (as a percent of disposable income) had dropped to 43% of its 1980 rate. DataPost www.frbsf.org/education/teacher-resources/datapost FRBSF Education & Outreach

  3. Personal Saving Rate (%) Seasonally adjusted values, Jan. 2000 – May2019 DataPost Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis www.frbsf.org/education/teacher-resources/datapost FRBSF Education & Outreach

  4. Annotated Chart NotesPersonal Saving Rate (%)Seasonally adjusted values, Jan. 2000 – May2019 Households often save more during a recession During the latest recession, the average saving rate was 5.4% compared to an average of 5.1% during the 2001 recession DataPost Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis www.frbsf.org/education/teacher-resources/datapost FRBSF Education & Outreach

  5. What Do You Think? • What was your personal saving rate last month? • Within a given month, add up all earnings, taxes paid, and expenses to calculate your personal saving rate: • Compare your personal saving rate with the U.S. average in 2018. (Disposable Income – Spending) X 100 Disposable Income DataPost www.frbsf.org/education/teacher-resources/datapost FRBSF Education & Outreach

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