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| − | The '''Savings Rate''' is an economic term referring to the personal savings expressed as a percentage of disposable [[income]] - the income remaining after [[income tax | + | The '''Savings Rate''' is an economic term referring to the personal savings expressed as a percentage of disposable [[income]] - the income remaining after [[income tax]]es and payroll taxes are accounted for. |
| − | Currently Americans have a Savings Rate of nearly 0, that is, they exactly what than the earn. | + | Currently Americans have a Savings Rate of nearly 0, that is, they exactly what than the earn.<ref>https://www.bea.gov/briefrm/saving.htm</ref> In 2005 the [[U.S. Commerce Department]]'s Bureau of Economic Analysis report showed a negative savings rate of 0.5 percent for the year. That had not happened since the [[Great Depression]]. |
| − | ==See | + | ==See also== |
*[[Paradox of thrift]] | *[[Paradox of thrift]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Economics]] | [[Category:Economics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:51, September 26, 2018
The Savings Rate is an economic term referring to the personal savings expressed as a percentage of disposable income - the income remaining after income taxes and payroll taxes are accounted for.
Currently Americans have a Savings Rate of nearly 0, that is, they exactly what than the earn.[1] In 2005 the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis report showed a negative savings rate of 0.5 percent for the year. That had not happened since the Great Depression.