COVID-19 Consumer Spending Report – Part 4

In which sectors have you spent money in the last month?
64.2% of the population (32.6m) have continued to spend, but Covid-19 has shifted spend particularly away from travel (only 3.7%) to more ‘mindful’ pursuits, such as:
- Gardening (20.1m) – good for mental health
- Charities (17.2m) – feeling good about helping others
- Health & Wellbeing (16.2m) – taking better care of oneself
The 8.4m people who have been ‘Furloughed’ have continued to spend money, but on selected areas:
- Car Repairs – Where essential
- Fitness – As they now have more time
- Home Improvement – Projects to keep them mentally busy
- Clothes – Some (Online) retail therapy
Whilst those who have increased spending on ‘Health & Wellbeing’ (16.2m) are:
- Working as normal – doing their best to stay healthy
- Keyworkers – who face risk to their health daily
- Furloughed – taking the chance to be healthier
And there is an increase in people prioritising ‘Savings & Investments’ (15.3m) who are from a range of current job situations:
- Working as normal – saving to build financial resilience
- Keyworkers – Working more, earning more & less time to spend
- Furloughed – being prudent in case they become redundant