savings ratio

(Economics) economics the ratio of personal savings to disposable income, esp using the difference between national figures for disposable income and consumer spending as a measure of savings

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References in periodicals archive

The average propensity to save (APS) varies between -0.31 percent (for S1) and 27.35 percent (for S4) for 1969.

Household saving behaviour in Pakistan

Results were similar to those of Western studies: saving and the average propensity to save were positively correlated with income, and negatively correlated with family size.

The Soviet Household Under the Old Regime: Economic Conditions and Behaviour in the 1970s

The average propensity to save (APS) for overall Pakistan ranges from 7.47 percent to 11.32 percent, depending on the choice of the savings definition.

Socio-economic characteristics and household savings: an analysis of the households' saving behaviour in Pakistan

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