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Consumers’ Response to the EU Referendum Result
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- What you need to know
- The post-delay revival in sentiment stayed through the summer…
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- Figure 2: Level of concern over the impact of the EU referendum, July 2016-July 2019
- …but crunch-time is round the corner (again)
- A drift to the extremes
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- Figure 3: Consumer views on the impact of the EU referendum on the UK economy, July 2019
Current Financial Situation
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- What you need to know
- Over three quarters have healthy or OK finances…
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- Figure 4: “How would you generally describe your financial situation at the moment?”, August 2019
- …as financial well-being reaches another high
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- Figure 5: The financial well-being index, January 2015-August 2019
- A fractured national picture
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- Figure 6: Financial well-being, by regions, August 2019
Changes in Financial Situation
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- What you need to know
- A third are better off than a year ago
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- Figure 7: “How would you describe your finances compared to a year ago?”, August 2019
- A sustained rise in sentiment…
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- Figure 8: Changes in household finances, January 2015-August 2019
- …but conditions have not improved equally
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- Figure 9: Financial situation compared to a year ago, by area, August 2019
Financial Confidence
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- What you need to know
- Consumers are looking ahead with optimism…
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- Figure 10: “And how do you feel about your financial situation over the next year?”, August 2019
- …but confidence is a volatile sentiment
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- Figure 11: The financial confidence index, January 2015-August 2019
- Over four fifths of self-employed workers think they’ll be fine next year
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- Figure 12: Financial confidence, by employment type, August 2019
Planned Financial and Spending Activity
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- What you need to know
- Reported financial activity has hit a record high
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- Figure 13: The financial activity index, January 2015-August 2019
- Expect a slight slowdown in the coming months
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- Figure 14: “Thinking about how you spend your money, which of the following have you done over the last three months? And which do you plan to do over the next three months?”, August 2019
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