The increase in Spanish household spending in the first half of 2010 suggests that the outlook for Spanish retail property may be improving. However, we remain cautious. Among other things, with one-fifth of the workforce unemployed and the full impact of austerity measures yet to be felt, the outlook for spending, and therefore retail occupier demand, remains very weak.
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