JAPAN PERSONAL SAVINGS SOAR IN 1986

  Japanese personal savings grew 10.3 pct
  in 1986 from 1985 helped by a sharp increase in stock
  investments by individuals, the Bank of Japan said.
      Outstanding savings on December 31, 1986 totalled 545,303
  billion yen. Funds in investment trusts alone totalled 21,918
  billion yen, up 37.4 pct from a year earlier.
      The outstanding balance also included deposits at banks and
  post offices, up 7.4 pct to 337,867 billion yen, savings in the
  form of insurance, up 18.6 pct to 111,431 billion, corporate
  bond investments, up 7.8 pct to 46,867 billion, and investments
  in trust banks, up 4.1 pct to 27,220 billion.
  

