Euro-area annual net saving drops €27 billion; debt ratios edge lower

Euro-area net saving fell to €868 billion over the four quarters ending June 2026, from €895 billion over the four quarters ending March, the ECB reported on October 28. That is a €27 billion decline across rolling annual totals, rather than a single-quarter fall of that size. Household debt was 80.3% of income in the second quarter, against 80.5% a year earlier. Non-financial companies’ consolidated debt-to-GDP ratio eased to 66.1% from 66.4%. These revised historical accounts describe balance-sheet conditions; they do not announce a policy-rate decision. Source: European Central Bank. The underlying information is freely available on its website. Original KROV reporting.

Euro-area annual net saving drops €27 billion; debt ratios edge lower

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