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Emerging Market Consumer Snapshot (Q4 2013)

Consumer spending growth appears to have picked up in large parts of the emerging world over the past couple of quarters but Emerging Asia has bucked the trend and spending growth there has continued to slow. Looking ahead, consumer spending in the emerging markets will continue to outpace the developed world, but it is likely to slow in several major economies that have experienced rapid credit growth, including Thailand, Brazil and Turkey.

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