Leisure time begins to suffer, consumption decreases

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In this second period of 2022, the assessment of the moment to make purchases worsens more than expected according to the trend.

Conventional daily expenses (food, clothing, accessories, drugstores and small household equipment) have been greatly affected by inflation and a contraction in consumption of list of a complete list of unit cell phone numbers these products and services is expected. Households will have a greater control over their purchases.
After a sharp drop in the assessment of the time to buy food in the previous period (-35 points), this month it continues to fall, although with a lower impact (-8.7 points).
Only 2 of the 25 categories analysed remain positive (more people think it is a good time to buy it than those who say it is a bad time to buy it). Drugstore products and training, although the latter has experienced a significant drop compared to the previous period.
Despite the reluctance to reduce leisure spending related to bars and restaurants and shows, the effects of inflation are beginning to be felt in this sector. “Going to the cinema or shows” is among the 4 products in which the evaluation of the moment of purchase has worsened the most. “Long holidays or cruises” continue to have their poor evaluation, despite having hardly changed compared to the previous period.


Marketing Director at Kantar Insights and head of the study, comments: “The ongoing impact of the new crises, Ukraine and inflation, together with the permanence of the Covid situation, although diminished, are beginning to take their toll on consumer confidence and we are already seeing effects on the long-term economic outlook. However, everything that has to do with the personal and current situation (as long as it is not related to prices) remains fairly stable.