In the first quarter of 2013 the household savings rate in the eurozone was 13.1 per cent, compared with 12.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2012, Eurostat reported.

In the meantime, the household investment rate was 8.4 per cent, compared with 8.7 per cent in the previous quarter.

In nominal terms, household income rose by 0.7 per cent, while consumption remained stable and investment (gross fixed capital formation, mostly in dwellings) fell by 3 per cent.

Household income per capita rose by 0.5 per cent in real terms in the first quarter of 2013, after a decrease of 1.1 per cent in the previous quarter.

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