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