A 'shocker' for spending as consumers shut wallets

By Peter Martin
Updated October 6 2017 - 8:23am, first published 8:12am

Low wage growth, higher electricity and gas bills and out-of-cycle mortgage rate increases have been blamed for a slump in consumer spending in July and August - the worst since 2010.

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