But household saving is also kept high by the poor public provision of health, education and pensions.

然而家庭储蓄率也因为健康，教育和养老金的糟糕的公共供给而居高不下。

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A long period of high household saving seems assured in rich countries whose consumers lived off credit and have heavy debt burdens to show for it.

长期以来，高家庭储蓄似乎能保证富裕国家的那些消费者继续靠举债为生而不被沉重的债务压垮。

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The household saving rate, although still negative, rose from –0.8% in July to – 0.2% in September.

虽然家庭储蓄率依然为负，但是已经从7月的-0.8%上升到9月的-0.2%。

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Household-saving rates may have fallen, but this does not necessarily indicate imprudence since it has occurred at a time of steep rises in housing wealth.

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Home prices rose about 8% in 2012, which can contribute to a self-reinforcing circle of coaxing hesitant buyers off the sidelines while improving household balance sheets and creating cash-saving refinancing opportunities.

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Since the mid-1970s the long-term trend in household saving has been downwards (see chart above).

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