UK households’ saving ratio falls to the lowest ever on record as mortgage and consumer credit outstanding hits the highest ever

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Bank of England (BoE) both released UK data on March 29 and the data doesn’t look good. Key highlights include: The households’ saving ratio fell to an annual record low of 4.9% in 2017 (since comparable records began in 1963) as growth in households’ spending exceeded the … Continue reading UK households’ saving ratio falls to the lowest ever on record as mortgage and consumer credit outstanding hits the highest ever