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Consumer spending in November grew by just 0.9 per cent year-on-year, representing a decline in real terms when accounting for inflation, as restrained expenditure continues ahead of Christmas according to new data from Barclaycard. The data showed that spending on essentials showed no movement whilst spending on non-essentials was up 1.3 per cent, presenting a…
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Set against a backdrop of unprecedented change – British small businesses are remaining stoic and are facing the next three months with renewed focus and a determination to succeed. New research from Hitachi Capital Business Finance shows that for the sixth consecutive quarter confidence levels have varied only by 1%, with the number of businesses…
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New research by American Express has suggested that seasonal spending will hit £75 billion this Christmas The research has predicted that consumers plan to spend on average £1,522 each this festive season. As a nation, this comes to more than £75 billion being spent on everything from presents to parties. The top three costs this…
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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for November 2019: Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1,661 billion at the end of September 2019. This is up from £1,612 billion at the end of September 2018, an extra £930 per UK adult over the year. The average total…
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Child poverty is set to continue rising under the Conservative Party’s social security plans, while Labour’s £9 billion of extra spending would mean 550,000 fewer children in poverty but not see current poverty rates fall, according to new research published today by the Resolution Foundation. The shifting shape of social security shows how the size and…
Read moreThe latest figures from UK Finance show that the £11 billion of credit card spending in October 2019 was 2.3 percent lower than in September 2018, with repayments remaining in line with credit card spending, demonstrating that consumers are managing their finances effectively overall. Repayments remained in line with credit card spending, showing that consumers…
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Over half (54%) of the UK’s SMEs, equating to 3.1 million businesses, admit they had not prepared in any way for Brexit ahead of the 31 October deadline according to the latest Q3 SME Confidence Tracker from Bibby Financial Services. Fewer SMEs are investing and the amount they are investing on average has also fallen.…
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Over a third (36%) of Europe’s CFOs feel more pessimistic about their companies’ financial prospects than they did three months ago, according to Deloitte European CFO Survey. This percentage has doubled since the first survey in spring 2015, when the figure stood at 18%. Fewer than one in five CFOs (18%) consider now to be…
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Britain’s record employment is the result of its post-crisis income squeeze and means we’re working an extra 65 million hours a week, according to a new report by the Resolution Foundation. The report, Feel poor, work more, argues that Britain’s record employment level is one of the biggest economic stories of the last decade, with the number…
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StepChange debt charity has published the key measures that it wants the next Government to prioritise to address the harm of problem debt and to help households build greater financial resilience for the future. The StepChange election manifesto calls on each of the political parties to commit to these measures during the General Election campaign.…
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Citizens Advice is calling on the next government to take action to prevent some of the problems faced by over 2.5 million people who seek its help each year. As part of its 2019 election manifesto the charity is calling for major reforms across welfare, debt, housing, consumer markets and energy. Gillian Guy, Chief Executive of…
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A decade of low pay has driven working families deep into the red, and in nominal terms, household debt has risen 1.5 times faster than wages since 2010. according to new analysis published by the TUC. Real wages in the North East still haven’t recovered to their 2008 levels – the longest pay squeeze in centuries.…
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Consumer spending grew by just 1.5 percent in October, narrowly falling behind the current rate of inflation, as consumers remained cautious with their spending according to new data from Barclaycard, which sees nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions, shows that essential spending grew slightly by 0.2 percent, bolstered by a 1.5…
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