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Instead, we expected that their savings rate would decline from a peak of 27.5 percent in the second quarter of 2020 to below 4 percent by the end of 2023, as the need for precautionary savings faded. However, a positive surprise to spending is possible, especially if the virus is brought under control and household confidence improves.