The marked improvement in the Economy Watchers Survey (EWS) in January suggests household spending bounced back strongly last month with no sign of a drag on sentiment from the coronavirus. Both household-related activity and manufacturing conditions rose sharply, pointing towards the economy having gathered steam at the start of the year.
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