Stock market rally only a small support for consumers

Our equity and house price forecasts imply household net wealth will rise significantly over the next three years. Even so, we estimate that household net wealth as a share of disposable incomes will be around 690% in 2026, which is well below its peak of 833% in 2021. As a result, this increase in household net wealth may only be a small tailwind for consumer spending.

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