EU household saving rates fall as spending growth outpaces income

Household real consumption per capita increased by 0.4 per cent in the euro area during the third quarter of 2025, matching the growth recorded in the previous quarter, according to Eurostat.

In the same period, household real income per capita in the euro area saw a modest increase of 0.1 per cent, following a rise of 0.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2025.

For the European Union as a whole, household real consumption per capita increased by 0.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2025...