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Latest spending data shows pause in UK economic recovery
Financial Times - 23 July 2020
Separate figures from the Bank of England’s payment system and from card payments collected by Fable Data show a worse picture for spending in mid-July than at the start of the month. Link to the article
UK economic recovery tracker: what the latest data on activity are signalling
Financial Times - updated 5 August 2020
The year-on-year fall, measured by Fable Data based on card use across the UK, is no longer anything like close to 40 per cent drop in April, but the most recent data shows spending remains well below that of the same time in 2019. Link to the article
UK consumer spending down despite reopening of hospitality sector
Financial Times - 10 July 2020
However, despite a “boost” last weekend, “consumers continue to spend considerably less in restaurants bars, pubs and cafés than last year”, according to Avinash Srinivasan, analyst at Fable Data. Link to the article
Sunak to weigh consumers’ response to easing before completing stimulus plan
Financial Times - 26 June 2020
Suraj Gohil, product director at Fable Data, said: “As the week progressed the increase in both the number of customers and spend [compared to the lockdown period] began to slow as did the average basket size, albeit remaining above lockdown levels.” Link to the article
English shoppers’ return points to a gradual retail recovery
Financial Times - 18 June 2020
Non-essential retail spending — which was down more than 80 per cent during much of the lockdown — recovered sharply on Monday to just 20 per cent below the levels on the same day last year, according to consultancy Fable Data, which collated information from various sources including credit and debit cards for the FT. Link to the article
UK’s virus recovery lags behind European peers
Financial Times - 11 June 2020
Fable Data suggest spending levels in both [the UK and Germany] remained subdued in the first week of June at about 20 per cent lower than the same week in 2019. Link to the article
Consumers’ reluctance to spend puts brake on UK recovery
Financial Times - 5 June 2020
Spending in grocery stores stayed at the high levels enjoyed during the lockdown... but was overtaken in terms of annual spending growth by hardware shops and garden centres. Suraj Gohil, product director at Fable Data, said the sector had enjoyed “a decent pick-up in spend” over the past month.
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Green shoots: Four charts that suggest the worst is over for the UK economy
City A.M. - 4 June 2020
Fable Data shows UK spending increasing in the period up to 24 May.
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