Consumers 'not shocked' by interest rate hike by Finance News Bulletin

Published: 18/05/07

Last week's quarter tip interest hike by the Bank of England has not provided a upset to consumers as many were prepared for the rise, new information suggestThe latest consumer indicator from Lloyds TSB indicates that four-fifths of consumers predicted that interest rates would be higher during the same month next yearThe Lloyds TSB indicator also indicated that consumers are pessimistic about prices, with the amount of people thinking they had risen rather than fallen over the past year rising to the uppermost point for six monthsTrevor Williams, chief economist at Lloyds TSB, said: "attractive much everyone expected the base speed to rise last week

For consumers, forewarned is forearmed and the impact is likely to be much less than if the rise came out of the blue"With high cost expectations and the recent rate rise we're probable to see some slowdown in consumer spending but with work security remaining

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