#US Savings Rate 1955-1980 (as % of disposable income) 4.9 5.2 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.7 6.9 7.1 6.6 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.6 6.4 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 4.8 5.3 5.4 4.7 4.9 4.4 5.1 5.3 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.3 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.3 5.0 5.2 6.2 5.8 6.7 5.7 6.1 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.4 7.0 7.6 7.2 7.5 7.0 7.6 7.2 7.5 7.8 7.2 7.5 5.6 5.7 4.9 5.1 6.2 6.0 6.1 7.5 7.8 8.0 8.0 8.1 7.6 7.1 6.6 5.6 5.9 6.6 6.8 7.8 7.9 8.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.5 6.4 9.7 7.5 7.1 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.2 5.1 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.7 5.0 5.4 4.3 3.5