Given that these higher-income households have more financial resources to weather shocks, the significant decline in savings is less troublesome than if it had occurred in the lower part of the income distribution. This points out two different perspectives on household financial health.
In the coming months, price inflation will remain low, but looking ahead we can expect inflation to pick up as the effect of falling energy prices fades away. Interest rates in Denmark have continued to fall, to historical lows, and the low level of interest rates is set to continue for some time yet.