Net financial wealth of households fell during the opening phase of the financial crisis in the EU - Issue number 33/2010 - Products Statistics in Focus

This Statistics in Focus analyses the financial behaviour of the household sector (together with non-profit institutions serving households) in the European Union up to 2008. Among the interesting conclusions that emerge from the analysis, it is noticeable that net financial assets (that is, net financial wealth) of households decreased in most EU countries in 2007-2008.