Despite their declining incomes, households raised their spending in early 2012 at a rapid pace by cutting their saving rate to just 3.7%. Without further declines in the saving rate from this very low level, consumer spending will not continue to grow as robustly.
尽管收入下降了，但2012年初家庭还是大幅增加了支出，这是通过将储蓄率削减至3.7%实现的。如果储蓄率不能在如此之低的水平上继续下降，那么消费支出就不可能稳健增长。最新报告显示，消费者信心在下降，这增加了支出将在未来几个月有所下降的可能性。