Household saving rate as ratio of disposable income down to 13.4% in Eurozone; Business investment rate as ratio of value added at 20.8%
May 3rd, 2011 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
In the fourth quarter of 2010, in both the Eurozone (EA16) and the EU27, the household saving rate continued to decrease, while the household investment rate remained almost stable at low levels. In the Eurozone, household disposable income fell by 0.1% in real terms, after an increase of 0.1% in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, the business investment rate and the profit share were almost unchanged compared with the previous quarter.