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As we know, Australia’s household saving rate boomed last calendar year on the back of lockdowns (which reduced expenditure) and massive stimulus (which increased disposable income).
An enormous $187 billion of household income was saved in calendar year 2020 – more than double the previous peak of $80.5 billion saved by households in 2015:
Australian households accumulated a record $187 billion in savings in 2020.
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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.