Consumer card spending in UK grew 4.5% y-o-y in April: Barclays

UK consumer card spending rose 4.5 per cent year-on-year in April, surpassing inflation for the first time in over two years.
Household financial confidence held steady, with non-essential spending up by 5.1 per cent.
Shoppers remain cost-conscious, increasingly noticing discounts, improved own-brand products, and supermarket price matching.