Make a Comment • Email Link • Send Letter to Editor IPFS News Link • Economy - Economics USA Savings rate lowest since 1933 1-30-2006 • Associated Press Americans' personal savings rate dipped into negative territory in 2005, something that hasn't happened since the Great Depression. Consumers depleted their savings to finance the purchases of cars and other big-ticket items. Watch Streaming Broadcast Live: LRN.fm Watch live shows and archives TV Live Chat Telegram Share this page with your friends on your favorite social network: