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Close-up of the figures

Inequality between households in the national accounts

Wider gaps in income than in consumption

Insee Première N°1265 - November 2009

List of figures

Figures

Chart 1 : Saving ratios by living standards in 2003

Chart 1 - Saving ratios by living standards in 2003

Note: Given the imprecision of saving ratios by living standards, particularly for the most modest households, we give two estimates. Their difference is due to adjustments performed in the Family Budget Survey.

Scope of coverage: individual households residing in metropolitan France; excludes FISIM (see table 1).

Sources: INSEE, 2003 national accounts, 2004 SILC Survey, 2003 Tax Income Survey, and 2006 Family Budget Survey.

Chart 2 : Saving ratios before and after private transfers, by age of head of household in 2003

Chart 2 - Saving ratios before and after private transfers, by age of head of household in 2003

Note: Results may differ significantly according to the method used to estimate private transfers. We give two estimates of the saving ratio after private transfers for households aged under 30, as the results diverge by two percentage points or more.

Scope of coverage: individual households residing in metropolitan France; excludes FISIM (see table 1).

Sources: INSEE, 2003 national accounts, 2004 SILC Survey, 2003 Tax Income Survey, and 2006 Family Budget Survey.

Chart 3 : Saving ratios before and after private transfers by household composition in 2003

Chart 3 - Saving ratios before and after private transfers by household composition in 2003

Note: Results may differ significantly according to the method used to estimate private transfers. We give two estimates of the saving ratio after private transfers for single-parent families, as the results diverge by two percentage points or more.

Scope of coverage: individual households residing in metropolitan France; excludes FISIM (see table 1).

Sources: INSEE, 2003 national accounts, 2004 SILC Survey, 2003 Tax Income Survey, and 2006 Family Budget Survey.