{"id":164548,"date":"2013-10-26T16:50:39","date_gmt":"2013-10-26T23:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=164548"},"modified":"2013-10-26T20:49:12","modified_gmt":"2013-10-27T03:49:12","slug":"chinese-save-defensively-milestones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/10\/chinese-save-defensively-milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Save ‘Defensively’ for Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tea Leaf Nation’s Liz Carter \u00a0and ChinaFile present a humorous infographic by Sohu Finance which suggests that Chinese people save “defensively” for increasingly expensive life events including \u00a0getting married, having children, affording college, and buying a home<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n China is known for saving money, and as China has become wealthier, the household savings rate has\u00a0increased<\/a>. China\u2019s personal saving rate has\u00a0risen<\/a>\u00a0steadily since the mid-90s, and now\u00a0exceeds<\/a>\u00a050%, much higher than\u00a0Germany<\/a>\u2019s 10% \u2013 considered high among developed countries \u2013 and more than ten times the\u00a0United States<\/a>\u2019 saving rate (which is\u00a0falling<\/a>) of 4.6%.<\/p>\n Experts have cited China\u2019s\u00a0transition<\/a>\u00a0to a market economy, which has meant a\u00a0drop<\/a>\u00a0in individuals\u2019 income security, as one reason Chinese save despite the country\u2019s economic growth. But the high cost of living, even in third-tier cities, also plays a role.<\/p>\n The below infographic, created by SOHU Finance, offers a humorous but revealing take on this serious issue. It breaks down China\u2019s \u201cdefensive saving,\u201d showing just how quickly a major life milestone \u2013 like marrying or having a child \u2013 can drain the average Chinese household\u2019s bank account.[Source<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tea Leaf Nation’s Liz Carter \u00a0and ChinaFile present a humorous infographic by Sohu Finance which suggests that Chinese people save “defensively” for increasingly expensive life events including \u00a0getting married, having children, affording college, and buying a home: China is known for saving money, and as China has become wealthier, the household savings rate has\u00a0increased. China\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1022,"featured_media":164551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2,14744,14745,14746,5],"tags":[3599,4582,2453,7556],"class_list":["post-164548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-level-2-article","category-level-3-article","category-level-4-article","category-society","tag-economic-planning","tag-financial-planning","tag-lifestyle","tag-savings","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n