UK households most downbeat about finances since 2013

Consumer spending likely to fall as rising inflation and weak wage growth bite

UK households are the most downbeat about their finances since 2013, as families start to feel the pinch from rising inflation and weak wage growth, according to a new survey.

This suggests consumer spending, until now the main driver of UK economic growth, will weaken in coming months.

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