Euro-zone consumers have spent a lot of their savings from falling oil prices on clothing and, to a lesser extent, furniture and electronics. This boost is unlikely to last and if oil prices rise gradually as we expect, spending growth in these sectors in particular seems set to slow quite sharply.
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