Takeaway: Where the 2008 crisis hit

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Where the 2008 crisis hit

Italian, Spanish and Romanian consumers were hardest hit among Europeans in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, according to data compiled by ING. Survey respondents on those countries said they were hardest hit by the economic downturn and likewise indicated they had decreased their savings rates. Germans were least likely to cut savings rates.

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