The recent weakness in economic activity should start to weigh on jobs growth before long, pushing up the unemployment rate further and resulting in weaker wage growth. While a softer labour market will be a headwind to consumer spending, we think that rising housing wealth and lower interest rates will result in a small pick-up in consumption growth next year.
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