Austrians Hold More Cash Reserves

Businessn.a. ♦ Published: December 12, 2013; 21:18 ♦ (Vindobona)

According to the Austrian National Bank, Austrian savers have reduced their deposits at Austrian banks. In return, cash reserves have risen.

Austrians Hold More Cash Reserves / Picture: © Vindobona.org

In the last years, the savings quota has fallen steadily. In the last four quarters, the average savings quota came at 5.2%. Two years ago, the savings quota came at 7.5%. In 2007, the savings quota stood at 12.5%.

In the medium term, this trend is expected to continue. This was published in the Financial Stability Report.

In the second quarter of 2013, bank deposits were…