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The Danes' consumption and saving patterns are still affected by the financial crisis

7-8 years after the onset of the financial crisis, it is still affecting the Danes’ consumption and saving patterns. The vast majority of Danish households reduced their consumption immediately after the onset of the financial crisis, but since then diverging patterns have been seen for net savers and net borrowers among the households.