“Switzerland tops a list compiled by Handelsblatt for money saved on average by average households. The Swiss put aside 17.5 percent of gross income into savings last year.  This may not be entirely surprising given that incomes in the mountain country are three to four times as high as in most European countries.  Switzerland’s unemployment rate of 2.9 percent in June compares with an average in the European Union of 12.1 percent in May, according to Eurostat.  The report highlights a growing divide between wealthy northern countries and poorer countries in southern Europe.  In Greece, the rate was negative 6.4 percent as citizens dug into existing reserves.”

http://www.thelocal.ch/20130717/swiss-top-the-tables-for-household-savings-report

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