Lower oil prices to benefit US consumers the most

The collapse in global oil prices since June should directly benefit consumers in advanced economies by more than $200bn a year, or around 0.8% of their overall consumption. But the gains will be concentrated in the US, exacerbating the gulf in performance between it and the euro-zone and Japan.

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