Finland Times

Adjusted disposable income describing households' economic well-being contracted slightly year-on-year, according to Statistics Finland’s data.

Households' saving rate was 1.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2014 and the figure was +1.3 in the previous quarter.

The profit share of the non-financial corporation sector decreased a little from one year ago, while expenditure on wages and salaries remained unchanged.

The profit share of non-financial corporations, or the share of profits in value addition, grew slightly to 21.9 per cent, said the data derived from the quarterly sector accounts.

The investment rate of non-financial corporations was 24.1 per cent.

The investment rate did not change much compared with the previous quarter.  

The saving rate refers to the proportion of savings in disposable income.

Most of households' investments were investments in dwellings.

Households' adjusted disposable income decreased from the corresponding quarter in 2013 by 0.8 per cent adjusted for price changes as per the statistics.