household wealth

With almost half of household wealth tied up in property, will falling home prices make China consume even less?

Much of Japan's colossal household wealth, one of the world's biggest pools of savings, is in cash or deposits earning little interest.

Americans are pushing the U. S. saving rate higher after severe declines in household wealth from the turmoil in housing and stock markets.

We used a concentration index (CI) to assess distribution of nine MCH indicator groups across the household wealth index.

Despite tougher conditions, China's growing economy and its increasing household wealth continue to attract new entrants.

Higher stock prices have raised household wealth, which should spur spending and offset some of the damage of lower home values.

According to the criteria, only families with less than 320, 000 yuan in household wealth and who do not own any property can qualify.

Overall, consumers are beleaguered by the loss in home values, retirement savings and household wealth over the past year.

Consumers, hit by a weak job market and steep declines in household wealth, remain worried that more more tough times lie ahead.

Consumers are reducing their debt and building savings, returning household wealth-to-income ratios near to longer-term historical norms.

By lowering tax rates on corporate profits, dividends and capital gains, equity values and household wealth will rise immediately.

Moreover, the savings rate has yet to adjust fully to the vast destruction in household wealth, argues Lombard Street Research.

Steep declines in home values and individual stock portfolios have erased trillions of dollars in household wealth.

But it is likely to move higher, given the destruction of household wealth and high debt levels.

Home prices will probably keep falling, shrinking household wealth and eroding spending power.

Lower household wealth, of course, means lower household consumption.

Wealth-related inequities in the use of contraception were calculated using household wealth and concentration indices.

This turmoil would directly and negatively impact household wealth.

It is down 53 percent from its October 2007 record high, a move that has erased several trillion dollars from America's household wealth.

We also find that household wealth is positively related to the strength of habit formation effect.

The fall in household wealth by the end of 2008 reduced the annual level of consumer spending by more than $500 billion.

A 30% fall in prices could bring investment grinding to a halt, hit local government finances and have a marked impact on household wealth.

More than 40 per cent of household wealth is held as bank deposits, on which the real interest rate stands currently at -2. 3 per cent.

From mid-2007 to the end of 2008, US household wealth fell by $12, 885bn. Since then it has probably fallen further.

Higher share prices have raised household wealth by some $1. 4 trillion, which will spur some spending.

While North America has 6 per cent of the world's adult population, it accounts for 34 per cent of household wealth.

Real household wealth rose by 116 per cent since 1987 boosted by big increases in property prices.

A fall in real-estate prices of, say, 20% would knock about 9% off household wealth.

The fall in house prices in the past six months cut household wealth by some $1, 500bn, leading to lower consumer spending.

The report shows household wealth came at a 66. 1 trillion dollars in the fourth quarter of 2012.

House prices rose by 60% from 1982 to 1986, raising household wealth and buoying confidence.

The Structure and Distribution of Household Wealth in Australia