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Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on July 18, 2007, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act

Table for figure of Personal Saving Rate, 1984-2007
Percent
Period Personal
saving rate
1984:Q1 10.3
1984:Q2 10.6
1984:Q3 11.3
1984:Q4 11.0
1985:Q1 9.4
1985:Q2 10.2
1985:Q3 7.9
1985:Q4 8.6
1986:Q1 8.9
1986:Q2 8.9
1986:Q3 7.8
1986:Q4 7.2
1987:Q1 8.0
1987:Q2 5.8
1987:Q3 6.5
1987:Q4 7.6
1988:Q1 7.2
1988:Q2 7.4
1988:Q3 7.4
1988:Q4 7.1
1989:Q1 7.9
1989:Q2 7.1
1989:Q3 6.7
1989:Q4 6.8
1990:Q1 7.0
1990:Q2 7.2
1990:Q3 6.9
1990:Q4 6.9
1991:Q1 7.3
1991:Q2 7.1
1991:Q3 7.0
1991:Q4 7.6
1992:Q1 7.7
1992:Q2 7.9
1992:Q3 7.3
1992:Q4 7.8
1993:Q1 5.7
1993:Q2 6.2
1993:Q3 5.3
1993:Q4 5.9
1994:Q1 4.1
1994:Q2 5.0
1994:Q3 4.9
1994:Q4 5.3
1995:Q1 5.7
1995:Q2 4.7
1995:Q3 4.3
1995:Q4 4.0
1996:Q1 4.2
1996:Q2 3.9
1996:Q3 4.1
1996:Q4 3.8
1997:Q1 3.6
1997:Q2 3.9
1997:Q3 3.4
1997:Q4 3.7
1998:Q1 4.6
1998:Q2 4.5
1998:Q3 4.3
1998:Q4 3.8
1999:Q1 3.7
1999:Q2 2.2
1999:Q3 1.7
1999:Q4 1.9
2000:Q1 2.4
2000:Q2 2.4
2000:Q3 2.6
2000:Q4 2.0
2001:Q1 1.9
2001:Q2 1.2
2001:Q3 3.4
2001:Q4 0.5
2002:Q1 2.9
2002:Q2 2.8
2002:Q3 1.9
2002:Q4 1.8
2003:Q1 1.8
2003:Q2 2.1
2003:Q3 2.3
2003:Q4 2.2
2004:Q1 2.1
2004:Q2 1.9
2004:Q3 1.6
2004:Q4 2.3
2005:Q1 0.6
2005:Q2 -0.3
2005:Q3 -1.5
2005:Q4 -0.3
2006:Q1 -0.3
2006:Q2 -1.4
2006:Q3 -1.4
2006:Q4 -0.9
2007:Q1 -0.7
2007:Q2 -1.3

Note: The data are quarterly and extend through 2007:Q2; the reading for 2007:Q2 is the average for April and May.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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