Historical Year Data · 2003

Personal Saving Rate in 2003

Personal Saving Rate opened 2003 at 5.30% and closed at 5.00%, a -5.66% move for the year. The high of 5.90% was reached on July 1, and the low of 4.90% on March 1.

Open

5.30%

2003-01

5.00%

12 data points

High

5.90%

Jul 1

Low

4.90%

Mar 1

Full Year Change

-5.66%

2002 Change

-5.36%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	5.30%	5.30%	5.30%	5.30%	+0.00%
Feb	5.20%	5.20%	5.20%	5.20%	+0.00%
Mar	4.90%	4.90%	4.90%	4.90%	+0.00%
Apr	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	+0.00%
May	5.30%	5.30%	5.30%	5.30%	+0.00%
Jun	5.10%	5.10%	5.10%	5.10%	+0.00%
Jul	5.90%	5.90%	5.90%	5.90%	+0.00%
Aug	5.70%	5.70%	5.70%	5.70%	+0.00%
Sep	4.90%	4.90%	4.90%	4.90%	+0.00%
Oct	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	+0.00%
Nov	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	+0.00%
Dec	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	+0.00%

Events During 2003

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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