Contactless payments are biggest improvement to public transport experience, say UK commuters
• Manchester today becomes the latest UK city to get the magic ‘touch’ as contactless payments launch across Metrolink tram network
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UK Consumer Spending Index May 2019: Consumer spending falls modestly in May
Headline Findings: • Consumer spending declines by -1.4% year-on-year in May • Face-to-Face expenditure falls solidly (-3.6%), while eCommerce spend rises (+0.7%) • Transport & Communication sees quickest drop in spend (-6.2%), Hotels, Restaurants & Bars register best performance (+3.3%)
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UK Consumer Spending Index March 2019: Consumer spending declines at softer pace in March
Headline Findings: • Consumer spending falls by -0.2%, weakest reduction in five months • Slight fall in Face-to-Face spend (-0.7%), but eCommerce expenditure rises by +0.5% • Food & Drink sees most marked reduction in expenditure (-3.6%) , while spend rises strongly in Household Goods (+5.4%)
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UK Consumer Spending Index February 2019: February sees further modest fall in household spending
Headline Findings: • Consumer spending declines -1.8%, extending downward trend to five months • Face-to-Face expenditure falls -2.5%, eCommerce spend decreases by -1.1% • Transport & Communication (-5.6%) and Clothing & Footwear (-5.4%) see most marked reductions in expenditure
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Visa Global Study Identifies Key Success Factors To Improve Daily Travel, Creating Smarter, More Efficient Cities
• Visa and Stanford University publish one of the largest global transportation studies, more than 19,000 commuters in 19 countries participated • Study assesses trends and challenges in public transportation and parking, in the face of population growth and urban migration patterns
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UK Consumer Spending Index January 2019: Further decline in household spending at start of 2019
Headline Findings: • Consumer spending falls -1.3%, fastest reduction in nine months • Face-to-Face expenditure down -1.5%, eCommerce also declines -0.2% • Transport & Communication again posts the sharpest reduction (-4.7%), while Food & Drink spending turns positive (+1.7%)
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Consumer spending falls further in December
Headline Findings: • Consumer spending: down -1.0%, strongest decline since April 2018 • Face-to-Face expenditure falls -1.6%, eCommerce spending up just +0.5% • Transport & Communication sees fastest drop in spend (-4.4%), while Hotels, Restaurants & Bars buck the trend (+7.6%)
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Household spending falls for second month running in November
Headline Findings: • Consumer spending declines by -0.7%, following -0.2% fall in October • eCommerce expenditure rises by just +0.4%, while Face-to-Face spend falls again (-0.9%) • Transport & Communication, Clothing & Footwear and Recreation & Culture see quickest drops in spend
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Crickhowell High Street crowned ‘UK’s best’ in Great British High Street Awards
• Crickhowell High Street has been crowned the overall winner of the Government-run Great British High Street Awards 2018, sponsored by Visa • The Welsh high street, commended for its community-led initiatives and strong network of independent businesses, wins £15,000 for the local community
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UK consumer spending falls slightly in October
Headline Findings: • Consumer spending: falls by -0.2%, after rising in August and September • eCommerce expenditure up by +2.6%, but Face-to-Face spend declines by -2.0% • Spending falls across Clothing & Footwear, and rises only slightly across Food & Drink and Hotels, Restaurants & Bars categories
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Household spending increases slightly for second month in a row
- Consumer spending: increases by +0.2%, following +0.4% rise in August - Face-to-Face expenditure: up by +1.1%, while eCommerce spend falls by -0.2% - Sector data show that Hotels, Restaurants & Bars and Food & Drink categories continue to see strongest increases in spend
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Consumer spending returns to positive territory in August
- Consumer spending: rises +0.4%, after -0.9% decline in July - Face-to-Face spend: increases +0.3%, but eCommerce expenditure declines by -0.2% - Hotels, Restaurants & Bars and Food & Drink categories see the biggest increases in expenditure
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