05 December 2008
Despite a drastic drop in consumer confidence in the economy,
more people are saving, according to the most recent set of results
from the Standard Life Savings & Investment Index.Of those
people surveyed, 58% said they are actively saving or investing for
the future, up 10% on six months ago, and the highest since January
2007. Only 8% of respondents said they had considered stopping or
reducing payments into a pension or long term saving scheme.
