If yesterday’s retail sales figures are to be believed, consumers intend to keep spending no matter what. But with the squeeze on their real incomes set to intensify, households would need to run their saving rate into negative territory to maintain their recent spending habits. This looks highly unlikely against a backdrop of falling house prices, rising unemployment and plummeting confidence.
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