1. Consumer spending

Consumer spending

NS archive: Hungry people make poor shoppers

27 January 1988: The boom in women’s self-help books.

By Yvonne Roberts

Black Friday’s carnival of consumerism feels increasingly untethered from reality

British consumers have already racked up more than £4bn in outstanding debt this year.

By James Bloodworth

How UK consumer confidence is plummeting

Confidence among consumers has fallen to its lowest level since the last national lockdown.

By Ben Walker