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Feb 21 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
An article exploring changes in discretionary spending in response to factors such as rising #CostOfLiving and inflation.

As well as factors specific to this winter including the football World Cup and industrial action

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Discretionary spending is typically on what are considered optional purchases. This analysis using @RevolutApp data (2019 to 2023 ) includes💳
▪️ clothing and footwear
▪️ food and drink
▪️ travel
▪️ entertainment and hospitality
▪️ household goods
▪️ online or in-store comparison Line chart showing consumer spending patterns in winter 2022
This winter, the value of consumer spending was up, but what they received in return was down as inflation eroded the spending power of consumers.

Although rising prices led to higher consumer spending, how and when consumers spent was similar to previous winters. Line chart showing inflation sees retail sales volumes and v
Spending on sale days such as Black Friday and Boxing Day increased in winter 2022 to 2023.

While events such as the FIFA World Cup and industrial action did not lead to noticeably different patterns in consumer spending⚽

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