South Korean households, which have reduced their saving rate from 23% of disposable income in 1998 to only 3% last year, can hardly be accused of being overly thrifty.

• 在南韩，家庭储蓄率由1998年个人可支配收入的23%25减少到去年的3%25，这几乎不能被指责过分节俭。