Domestic/national savings

Definition

"Saving is disposable income less final consumption expenditure (or adjusted disposable income less actual final consumption), in both cases after taking account of an adjustment for pension funds; saving is an important aggregate which can be calculated for each institutional sector or for the whole economy." OECD, Paris

Gross saving: "Gross saving is gross disposable income less final consumption expenditure." OECD, Paris

Net saving: "Net saving is net disposable income less final consumption expenditure." OECD, Paris

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