U.S. has the highest disposable income, as UK slips down the list
Photo Caption: Household actual disposable income per head in 2011 among developed countries
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More disposable income usually translates into more travel and leisure, and you can see the woes of Europea crisis reflected in these rankings. This is already affecting domestic European leisure travel and will continue to short to medium term.
The UK has plunged down an economic wellbeing league, falling from fifth place to 12th over six years, according to a new report that underlines the pressure on Britons' finances amid rising unemployment.
The Office for National Statistics ranked OECD countries in terms of disposable household income from 2005 to 2011, but on a separate ONS labour-market ranking Britain dropped even further, falling 12 places over the six years.
The ONS looked at various economic factors that might affect wellbeing across the OECD club of mostly rich nations as part of its scheme to measure national wellbeing. It ranked the United States top in terms of disposable household income, followed by Luxembourg. Chile was ranked bottom out of 30 countries.
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