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UK consumers resilient despite 56% saying they are worse off than this time last year

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According to NielsenIQ, more than half (56%) of UK consumers feel they are in a worse financial position this year compared to a year ago, with 84% of Brits citing they already feel that they are living in a recession, and this is above the global average (62%). These findings appeared in “NIQ’s Consumer Outlook …

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