Although consumer spending has increased during the past four quarters, helped by substantial government transfer payments, the pace of spending growth by households was less than the overall pace of GDP growth, because households were increasing their rate of saving.
Si bien el gasto de consumo ha aumentado durante los últimos cuatro trimestres, con el apoyo de transferencias importantes del gobierno, el ritmo de crecimiento del gasto de los hogares fue inferior al ritmo de crecimiento del PIB global, porque los hogares estaban aumentando su tasa de ahorro.