Forbrug, der stiger langt hurtigere end indkomst, har været en klar bekymring i USA, for så kan det også hurtigt gå den anden vej. Men nu viser reviderede tal, at forbruget faktisk ikke er steget hurtigere end indkomsten
Given Thursday's BEA revisions to income figures, the personal savings rate for July has now been revised up by 2 percentage points (!) to 4.9% from a previously reported 2.9%.
The savings rate in August stood at 4.8%.