Economics

More Than Half of Global Consumers Didn’t Save During Pandemic

  • YouGov survey undermines suggestions of glut of savings
  • Germany, Italy saw lowest proportion of savers, poll show

Shoppers on Kurfrstendamm, in Berlin, in 2021. 

Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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More than half of consumers in major economies didn’t build up their savings during the pandemic, a survey shows.