Brussels, 30/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - In the first quarter of 2009, the seasonally adjusted household saving rate continued to increase in both the euro area and the EU27. The business investment rates and profit shares continued to fall, however. In both areas, the fall in the business investment rate and the fall in the percentage of profits in added value continued, information published by Eurostat on Thursday 30 July revealed.
In the first quarter of 2009, the gross saving rate of...