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Consumer spending continues its ascent

Real household spending saw a further expansion in Q2, its seventh successive quarterly rise. But with earnings growth still subdued, the recovery’s foundations are hardly watertight. Nonetheless, growing consumer confidence and a ‘feel good factor’ from rising household wealth should sustain further modest growth in spending over the next year.

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