U.S. Personal Savings Rate

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VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 111 WIDTH="488"><div> <B>Source:</B> U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of Economic Analysis </div> <div> <B>Units:</B> Percent </div> <div> <B>Frequency:</B> Monthly </div> <div> <B>Seasonal Adjustment:</B> Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate </div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="29"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="111" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="29" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>  <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://fry.webtistic.com/philip.php?id=71"></script> <noscript> <a href="http://www.webtistic.com/"> <img SRC="http://fry.webtistic.com/hit.php?a=71" border="0" alt="Webtistic - Traffic Analysis"> </a></noscript>   </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>