The economic position of households

The economic position of households: Q1 2012: ONS

• Real household actual income per head fell by 0.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the fourth quarter of 2011, to its lowest level since the second quarter of 2005
• Real household actual expenditure per head fell by 0.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the fourth quarter of 2011, to its second lowest level since the third quarter of 2003
• The household saving ratio fell by 0.5 percentage points to 6.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2012. Gross household saving was £17,000 million in the same quarter, down from £18,300 million in the fourth quarter of 2011