What happened to the oil windfall?

So far this year, households in advanced economies do not seem to have been spending their windfall from lower oil prices. However, this is partly because they stepped up their consumption late last year and partly because some price cuts are yet to take effect. With key headwinds to spending having eased, we expect consumption growth to be pretty strong this year as a whole.


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