Table 8
National saving rates, period tests results, Canada and the United States, selected periods, 1950 to 2011

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Table 8
National saving rates, period tests results, Canada and the United States, selected periods, 1950 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of National saving rates Mean values (appearing as column headers).
  Mean values
United States Canada
Null hypothesis: average 1950-to-1971 rates equals average 1990-to-2011 rates  
t-test -1.35 -3.06
p-value 0.19 0.00
Null hypothesis: average 1950-to-1971 rates equals average 1950-to-2011 rates  
t-test -2.65 -4.27
p-value 0.01 0.00
Null hypothesis: average 1990-to-2011 rates equals average 1950-to-2011 rates  
t-test 3.79 6.03
p-value 0.00 0.00
Note: Authors’ calculations based on data from the sources indicated below.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian System of National Accounts; and Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts.
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