Consumers and The Economic Outlook - Quarterly Update - UK - February 2012
The report includes an overview of the changes in household well-being over the last three years, a breakdown of planned and recent spending, and consumers' assessment of how well they manage their money. Free to Mintel Oxygen subscribers, the report is the third in an ongoing series of quarterly updates. Each quarter, the core tracker questions are supplemented by a focus on a different demographic group - this quarter, the emphasis is on higher earners - and by additional research into emerging economic development.
The report includes an overview of the changes in household well-being over the last three years, a breakdown of planned and recent spending, and consumers' assessment of how well they manage their money. Free to Mintel Oxygen subscribers, the report is the third in an ongoing series of quarterly updates. Each quarter, the core tracker questions are supplemented by a focus on a different demographic group - this quarter, the emphasis ...
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Toby has worked at Mintel for 14 years and leads the large team of researchers who produce over 500 business reports per year on UK and European market sectors. He also oversees Mintel's quarterly reports covering consumer confidence and the state of the economy. Prior to this, Toby was Head of UK Financial Services research at Mintel.
Will higher earners spend the UK out of the slowdown?
28th February 2012
"The economy remains stagnant. Even if we avoid a double-dip recession, we’re unlikely to see much in the way of GDP growth until the second half of 2012. However, Mintel's latest consumer confidence tracker shows that there are some tentative signs of sentiment stabilising and people starting to look ...
