With poorly paid non-regular jobs accounting for the bulk of new job creation and the tight labour market not providing the hoped-for boost to wages, we think that the near-term outlook for consumer spending remains poor. A marked acceleration in private consumption may have to wait until the second half of next year when consumers should start to bring spending forward ahead of the sales tax hike scheduled for April 2017.
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