The “recession” for households is only just beginning

The pain of the collapse in GDP has been shouldered predominately by the government and businesses while households have got off relatively lightly. But the unwinding of the government’s job furlough scheme means that this is about to change. So while the “recession” in output is already over, the “recession” for households has only just begun.

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