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Personal Saving Rate under George H. W. Bush

Personal Saving Rate went from 8.5% in George H. W. Bush's first month to 10.5% at month 48: a change of +2.0 pts. At that point in office it ranks #6 of 9 administrations since 1969. Official data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

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Month 1
8.5%
Month 48
10.5%
Change
+2.0 pts
Rank at that point
#6 of 9
3.5%17.1%30.7%Month 1Month 13Month 25Month 37Month 48Nixon, month 1: 10.3%Nixon, month 4: 9.7%Nixon, month 7: 11.8%Nixon, month 10: 11.4%Nixon, month 13: 11.8%Nixon, month 16: 13.3%Nixon, month 19: 13.5%Nixon, month 22: 13.1%Nixon, month 25: 13.3%Nixon, month 28: 13.2%Nixon, month 31: 13.8%Nixon, month 34: 13.3%Nixon, month 37: 12.5%Nixon, month 40: 11.5%Nixon, month 43: 11.7%Nixon, month 46: 13.0%Nixon, month 48: 13.7%NixonCarter, month 1: 10.6%Carter, month 4: 10.5%Carter, month 7: 10.5%Carter, month 10: 11.0%Carter, month 13: 11.9%Carter, month 16: 10.8%Carter, month 19: 10.9%Carter, month 22: 10.7%Carter, month 25: 11.1%Carter, month 28: 11.0%Carter, month 31: 10.6%Carter, month 34: 9.7%Carter, month 37: 9.9%Carter, month 40: 11.4%Carter, month 43: 11.4%Carter, month 46: 11.3%Carter, month 48: 11.4%CarterReagan, month 1: 10.9%Reagan, month 4: 10.8%Reagan, month 7: 12.3%Reagan, month 10: 12.9%Reagan, month 13: 12.6%Reagan, month 16: 12.8%Reagan, month 19: 12.5%Reagan, month 22: 11.2%Reagan, month 25: 11.1%Reagan, month 28: 10.3%Reagan, month 31: 9.7%Reagan, month 34: 9.7%Reagan, month 37: 9.9%Reagan, month 40: 11.4%Reagan, month 43: 11.4%Reagan, month 46: 11.6%Reagan, month 48: 11.1%ReaganClinton, month 1: 8.5%Clinton, month 4: 8.7%Clinton, month 7: 7.5%Clinton, month 10: 6.2%Clinton, month 13: 7.0%Clinton, month 16: 6.3%Clinton, month 19: 6.9%Clinton, month 22: 7.0%Clinton, month 25: 7.3%Clinton, month 28: 6.8%Clinton, month 31: 6.9%Clinton, month 34: 7.0%Clinton, month 37: 6.5%Clinton, month 40: 5.5%Clinton, month 43: 6.5%Clinton, month 46: 6.1%Clinton, month 48: 6.1%ClintonBush 43, month 1: 4.5%Bush 43, month 4: 4.8%Bush 43, month 7: 5.4%Bush 43, month 10: 2.9%Bush 43, month 13: 5.6%Bush 43, month 16: 5.4%Bush 43, month 19: 5.3%Bush 43, month 22: 5.6%Bush 43, month 25: 5.3%Bush 43, month 28: 5.0%Bush 43, month 31: 5.9%Bush 43, month 34: 5.0%Bush 43, month 37: 4.6%Bush 43, month 40: 4.9%Bush 43, month 43: 4.7%Bush 43, month 46: 3.9%Bush 43, month 48: 6.2%Bush 43Obama, month 1: 5.9%Obama, month 4: 6.5%Obama, month 7: 5.4%Obama, month 10: 5.1%Obama, month 13: 5.6%Obama, month 16: 6.0%Obama, month 19: 6.1%Obama, month 22: 5.9%Obama, month 25: 6.6%Obama, month 28: 6.3%Obama, month 31: 6.7%Obama, month 34: 6.3%Obama, month 37: 7.4%Obama, month 40: 7.9%Obama, month 43: 7.0%Obama, month 46: 7.8%Obama, month 48: 10.9%ObamaTrump I, month 1: 5.3%Trump I, month 4: 5.7%Trump I, month 7: 6.0%Trump I, month 10: 6.0%Trump I, month 13: 5.7%Trump I, month 16: 6.0%Trump I, month 19: 6.5%Trump I, month 22: 6.7%Trump I, month 25: 8.4%Trump I, month 28: 7.6%Trump I, month 31: 6.8%Trump I, month 34: 7.1%Trump I, month 37: 6.8%Trump I, month 40: 31.8%Trump I, month 43: 17.9%Trump I, month 46: 12.8%Trump I, month 48: 11.8%Trump IBiden, month 1: 19.5%Biden, month 4: 12.3%Biden, month 7: 9.5%Biden, month 10: 7.2%Biden, month 13: 4.3%Biden, month 16: 2.7%Biden, month 19: 3.4%Biden, month 22: 3.6%Biden, month 25: 5.0%Biden, month 28: 6.1%Biden, month 31: 6.2%Biden, month 34: 6.2%Biden, month 37: 7.2%Biden, month 40: 6.7%Biden, month 43: 6.2%Biden, month 46: 5.8%Biden, month 48: 5.1%BidenTrump II, month 1: 5.7%Trump II, month 4: 6.2%Trump II, month 7: 5.3%Trump II, month 10: 4.9%Trump II, month 13: 5.6%Trump II, month 16: 4.4%Trump II, month 19: 4.5%Trump II, month 21: 3.8%Trump IIBush 41, month 1: 8.5%Bush 41, month 4: 8.3%Bush 41, month 7: 8.1%Bush 41, month 10: 8.4%Bush 41, month 13: 7.9%Bush 41, month 16: 8.7%Bush 41, month 19: 8.7%Bush 41, month 22: 7.9%Bush 41, month 25: 9.4%Bush 41, month 28: 8.7%Bush 41, month 31: 8.4%Bush 41, month 34: 9.4%Bush 41, month 37: 9.5%Bush 41, month 40: 9.8%Bush 41, month 43: 9.5%Bush 41, month 46: 7.9%Bush 41, month 48: 10.5%Bush 41
Saving Rate, months 1–48 of each term. Highlighted: Bush 41.

All administrations at month 48

Personal Saving Rate at month 48 in office, 9 administrations ranked highest (best) to lowest. Average of all 9: 9.6%.
RankAdministrationValue at month 48Change since month 1Latest / end of month 48Primary federal source
#1Richard Nixon13.7%+3.4 pts13.7% (month 48)Bureau of Economic Analysis · PSAVERT
#2Donald Trump (first term)11.8%+6.5 pts11.8% (month 48)Bureau of Economic Analysis · PSAVERT
#3Jimmy Carter11.4%+0.8 pts11.4% (month 48)Bureau of Economic Analysis · PSAVERT
#4Ronald Reagan11.1%+0.2 pts11.1% (month 48)Bureau of Economic Analysis · PSAVERT
#5Barack Obama10.9%+5.0 pts10.9% (month 48)Bureau of Economic Analysis · PSAVERT
#6George H. W. Bush10.5%+2.0 pts10.5% (month 48)Bureau of Economic Analysis · PSAVERT
#7George W. Bush6.2%+1.7 pts6.2% (month 48)Bureau of Economic Analysis · PSAVERT
#8Bill Clinton6.1%−2.4 pts6.1% (month 48)Bureau of Economic Analysis · PSAVERT
#9Joe Biden5.1%−14.4 pts5.1% (month 48)Bureau of Economic Analysis · PSAVERT

Methodology and source verification

Personal saving as a percent of disposable personal income (BEA, monthly).

Every administration is aligned to its own inauguration: month 1 is the month it took office, and the comparison runs to month 48 (the first term). Each administration is compared at the same month in office, so a president halfway through a term is never measured against another's full four years.

Primary source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Retrieved from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED), series PSAVERT, refreshed hourly. Latest observation 2026-09-01, first published 2026-10-29. Full methods: methodology.

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