What can transaction data tell us about COVID-19 and consumer spending? Evidence from three economies.
Sheetal Thakrar, Research Director (London)
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Below we summarise key findings from literature on the relationship between COVID-19 and consumer spending in the People’s Republic of China, Great Britain, and the U.S., as evidenced through high-frequency consumer transactional data.