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10 April 2017 07:01

March rounds off weakest quarter for spending growth since Q4 2013

• Household expenditure increases by +1.0% on the year, down from +1.3% in February • Average annual growth rate falls to +0.9% in Q1, down from +2.7% in Q4 2016 • Spending through e-commerce continues to drive growth (+8.2%); face-to-face expenditure however declines for third month running (-1.3%)

13 March 2017 08:01

February consumer spending picked up in momentum

• Spending rises +1.5% on the year in February, up from +0.4% in January • Expenditure through e-commerce channels continues to increase (+3.2%), while face-to-face spending falls again (-3.0%) • Recreation & Culture (+3.3%) and Hotels, Restaurants & Bars (+1.2%) see further increases in spend on an annual basis

13 February 2017 07:00

Consumer spending growth slowed to a five month low in January

Consumer expenditure growth weakens to +0.4% year-on-year in January, from +2.5% in December Face-to-face spending declines at quickest rate in four years (-3.1%), while e-commerce continues to rise (+4.1%) Hotels, Restaurants & Bars (+5.7%) and Recreation & Culture (+3.1%) are top performing sectors Clothing & Footwear sees biggest drop in spend since April 2012 (-3.8%)

9 January 2017 08:01

December rounds up strongest quarter for consumer spend since 2014

Headline findings · Consumer spending up +2.6% on the year in December · Spending growth remains solid in e-commerce categories (+5.5% year-on-year), but rises only slightly in face-to-face categories (+0.7%) · Hotels, Restaurants & Bars (+7.3%) and Recreation & Culture (+6.4%) see strongest increases in expenditure

6 December 2016 00:01

November spending reached 22-month high, driven by e-commerce around Black Friday

Consumer spending increases +3.2% year-on-year, the highest rate since January 2015 Record increase in e-commerce expenditure (+12.5%), but face-to-face spending declines slightly (-1.4%) All broad spending categories see higher spending, led by Recreation & Culture (+9.3%)

22 November 2016 00:01

New European plans threaten disruption and inconvenience for UK’s online shoppers

• Plans requiring additional checkout steps means more declined transactions and longer and more complicated checkout experiences • 52% of UK shoppers say increased online checkout steps will cause them to abandon purchases • Changes mean no more express checkouts or quick in-app payments from mobiles, reduced access to non-European online shopping sites, and longer queues

14 November 2016 09:44

Consumer spending growth reached six month high in October

• Consumer spending rises +2.5% on the year in October, up from +2.3% in September • E-commerce spending increases solidly (+4.3%), face-to-face expenditure expands for 1st time in 3 months (+1.8%) • Growth led by Hotels, Restaurants & Bars(+9.0%) and Recreation & Culture(+7.4%) • Spending on Clothing & Footwear rose at quickest rate since September 2015(+4.7%)

10 October 2016 00:01

Consumer spending bounces back strongly in September

• Consumer spending increases +2.4% year-on-year in September, having been broadly flat in August (+0.1%) • Spending via e-commerce increases solidly (+6.0% on the year), while face-to-face expenditure saw a minimal increase (+0.1%) • Recreation & Culture (+6.8%) and Hotels, Restaurants & Bars (+6.0%) are best performing sectors

12 September 2016 00:01

Household spending sees slowest growth in almost three years

Headline findings: • Expenditure growth slows since July, rising by just +0.1% on the year • Hotels, Bars & Restaurants (+4.3%) and Recreation & Culture (+2.0%) both see slower increases in spend • Clothing & Footwear sees renewed fall in expenditure (-2.6%) • Reduced spending in face-to-face categories (-2.8%) is offset by further growth in e-commerce (+3.2%)

8 August 2016 00:01

UK consumer spending showed resilience in July

-Consumer spending rises +1.6% year-on-year in July, an improvement over May (+0.8%) and June (+0.9%), but still lower than the average growth rate in the past 2 years (+2.4%) -Hotels, Restaurants & Bars is strongest performing sector (+8.9%) -Transport & Communication records a further drop in spending (-3.8%)

11 July 2016 00:01

June rounds off weakest quarterly growth in two years, with the full impact of the Referendum result yet to be felt

Growth in consumer spending holds close to May’s 27-month low (+0.9% year-on-year) Transport & Communications which include flight bookings and car purchases dropped -4.2% Slowest increase in spending at Hotels, Bars & Restaurants since January 2013 (+3.3%) E-commerce spending rises at a faster pace (+4.6%), while face-to-face expenditure falls for the second month in a row (-1.3%)

13 June 2016 00:01

Consumer spending slows amid economic and political uncertainty

• Slowest increase in consumer spending since February 2014 • Transportation and communications dropped -5.2% year-on-year, driven by slowing growth in car sales • Clothing & Footwear retailers buck the trend, posting +4.2% year-on-year, its first rise in three months • Growth in e-commerce slows to +2.3% year-on-year while face-to-face expenditure falls slightly on an annual basis (-0.8%)

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