More UK data: Consumer spending +2.9% y/y in August (from +3.5% prior)

Data from the credit card firm Barclaycard Consumer spending +2.9% y/y in August - In July was +3.5% y/y - The growth in spending last month was also weaker than the average increase of 3.8 percent so far in 2017 Barclaycard said 54 percent of consumers who took part in a survey it commissioned felt confident in their household finances,
More UK data: Consumer spending +2.9% y/y in August (from +3.5% prior)