The latest quarterly data on household disposable income and households own perceptions of their financial situation shows that both fell in the three months following the EU referendum. If this trend continues, 2017 will not feel like a prosperous new year.

1. UK economywatch 23 Dec 16:
Household confidence turning?
This chart released by the ONS shows how
household disposable income and household
perceptions of their financial situation both fell a
little in the three months following the referendum
(the last data point is for the end of September
2016).
Whether this continues into 2017 is a key indicator
to watch.
(Source ONS economic wellbeing released
23.12.16)
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