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Credit Card and Debt Statistics Database
by Scott Bilker
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Americans Do Not Save
In 2005, the personal savings rate as a percentage of disposable income in this country was negative 0.5%, by far the lowest of any industrialized nation. In France, the savings rate was 11.6%. Germany's rate was a robust 10.6%. Japan clocked in at 6.7%.
        Categories:  Saving and Spending,Family Spending
        Reporting Pub:  Forbes.com
        Reporting Date:  9/5/2006
        Article Title:  Top American Cities For Savings
        Article Author:  Kurt Badenhausen
        Pub's Source:  A.G. Edwards
        Source URL:  View details from source
 

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