One of the puzzles of this recession is why consumer spending on the high street is so much stronger than spending off it. The credit crunch driven nature of the slowdown appears to have played a key role in this. But as the weakening labour market starts to have a broader impact on household incomes, we expect the weakness in consumer spending to become more widespread.
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