ℙ𝕆𝕃𝕃: ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕦𝕞𝕖𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕗𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕕𝕣𝕒𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕚𝕟 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕

𝔸ℕℤ-ℝ𝕠𝕪 𝕄𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕒𝕟 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕦𝕞𝕖𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕗𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕦𝕡 𝟛.𝟝𝕡𝕥𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝟠𝟝.𝟜 𝕚𝕟 𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥.

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he proportion of people who believe it is a good time to buy a major household item rose 3% points to 28%, but is still well below those who say it is a bad time to buy at 45% (down 6% points).

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Nevertheless, on a net basis the indicator, the best for assessing retail spending, lifted 8 points to -17, its highest read since January

A gap is emerging in this key buying indicator between those with mortgages and those without.

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Inflation expectations were little changed at 5.0%, versus 4.9% last month.

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