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In 2010, the propensity to save of households stood at 12.1%, a drop of 1.3 percentage points over the previous year. In particular, in the fourth quarter, the propensity to save of households was 12.4%, higher by 0.5 percentage points from the previous quarter, but lower by 0.8 percentage points compared to the same quarter of 2009. Also in the last quarter of 2010 the purchasing power of households (i.e. households’ disposable income in real terms) rose by 0.8% over the previous quarter, returning to levels seen at the end of 2009. However, on the whole of 2010 families have been reduced purchasing power by 0.6%. In 2009 the loss of purchasing power was much higher and equal to 3.1%. In 2010 the investment rate of households amounted to 8.9%, 0.2 percentage points more than in 2009, reflecting growth of 3.8% of investments. In the fourth quarter of 2010 the investment rate stood at 8.9%, 0.2 percentage points lower than the previous quarter, due to a reduction of 0.4% of household investment.
In 2010, the profit share of non-financial companies stood at 41.5%, 0.5 percentage points more than in 2009. In the fourth quarter of 2010 the share of profit was 42.2%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from the previous quarter. In 2010 the investment rate of non-financial companies stood at 23.8%, an increase of 1.5 percentage points over the previous year. In the fourth quarter of 2010 the investment rate was 23.8%, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from the previous quarter.
