How household finances have deteriorated over the past year


by Richard Exell    
5:18 pm - July 29th 2011

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There’s more bad news about consumer confidence, with the release of the July figures for the GfK NOP Consumer Confidence Barometer, which dropped five points.

This follows another fall lost month and a mini-recovery earlier in the year has now been wiped out. Nick Moon, the Managing Director of GfK NOP Social Research, noted that all the elements of the index fell and that:

Before this year, the index has only twice been lower in its 37-year history: during the recessions of early 1990 and mid-2008.


People are very negative about the general economic situation – their net assessment of the past 12 months was minus 57, down from minus 50 and their net assessment for future prospects minus 27, down from minus 18.

What I found worrying, however, was what people thought of their own position:

Consumer Confidence Barometer, July 2011

Although people’s spending is influenced by what they think is going to0 happen to the economy, it’s their own situation that has most effect.

This is yet another indication that household consumption isn’t going to return us to growth.

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Richard is an regular contributor. He is the TUC’s Senior Policy Officer covering social security, tax credits and labour market issues.
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1. Galen10

Hmmnn.. last time I saw a graph like that it showed the decline in support for the Lib Dems.

At least the Consumer Confidence Barometer has a chance of going back up though ;)

2. Luis enrique

Links to recent research on UK living standards:

http://lanekenworthy.net/2011/07/28/living-standards-in-the-u-k/#entry


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