This article describes how the quarterly output of the financial services sector is measured in the National Accounts. Then at a sub-sector level, an analysis of recent employment and output trends is presented to describe the impact of the current economic downturn on the activity of the...

SUMMARYThe household saving ratio summarises the income and expenditure positions of the household sector. This article considers developments in the ratio during the current recession, discussing the drivers in income and consumption and their interaction in the context of developments in the...