Consumer expenditure

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Inflation-adjusted consumer spending increased 0.1% after stagnating in January

Inflation-adjusted consumer spending increased 0.1% from the prior month

Households also spent less on services last quarter

Business and consumer sentiment have deteriorated considerably, raising the risks of a recession

Retail sales rose 0.4% last month after an upwardly revised 0.8% advance in September

Retail sales volumes in July were 1.4% higher than a year ago

BOJ officials are likely to wait until the last minute to finalise their decision after checking the latest data on markets and economic conditions

BRITISH consumer spending contracted in June, hurt by bad weather, according to surveys on Tuesday that added to recent signs of the country’s tepid economic growth that the new Labour government has ...