Comments on: Japan Savings Ratio

By: Comparing Savings Rates: U.S. vs Japan- Financial Eyes & Ears

Comparing Savings Rates: U.S. vs Japan- Financial Eyes & Ears — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:25:28 +0000

[...] Meanwhile, there is a different and opposite trend going on across the ocean that is completely contrary to our current patterns, yet similar to our economic trends that occurred 4-5 years ago (but for different economic reasons). In Japan, savings rates have declined sharply. They have fallen drastically from “11.4% of aggregate disposable income to just 2.2% in the decade ending December 2007”. Since 2007, disposable income in Japan has remained pretty stagnant, resulting in the decreased savings trend. [...]

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:42:22 +0000

Could I also get the source for the savings data? Or do you have it in an xls format?

Thanks

By: Heiner

Heiner — Tue, 19 May 2009 07:29:53 +0000

Same for me. Could you tell me the source of the data, especially the saving rate?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:31:20 +0000

Hello, thanks for this information. What is your source data for the above charts?

By: History of National Debt in Japan | Economics Blog

History of National Debt in Japan | Economics Blog — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:41:58 +0000

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