In January, households’ expenditure in goods decreased by 0.4% in volume*, after having decreased by 0.2% in December. This decrease is mainly attributable to that of engineered goods and most notably to the decline of car purchases. [* Volumes are chained and all figures are trading days and seasonally adjusted.] Engineered goods : decreasing Durables : sharp decreasing Households’ expenditure in durables decreased in January (-4.3%, after +3.0% in December), notably because of a sharp drop in car purchases (-7.6% in January, after +2.8% in December). Households might have brought their car purchases forward in ... (full story)