Consumers start to run down savings to sustain household spending

Consumers are starting to run down the savings built up during the pandemic in order to sustain household spending patterns threatened according to latest Bank of England (BOE) figures. The Bank said savings stood at £3.2bn in December, less than a third of the £10.6 billion monthly average for the previous 12 months. Consumer credit…

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Consumer credit predicted to fall 0.7%

13th December 2021 Consumer Lending | #consumer credit

Net lending via credit cards and personal loans is also set to end the year in negative territory, falling 0.7% on top of 2020’s 9.8% decline according to the latest EY ITEM Club for Financial Services Forecast. The lrnfingfigures equates to a £1.4bn fall in the stock of consumer credit, as households have made more repayments…

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