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Emeritus Prof Christopher May
Emeritus Prof Christopher May
@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

If you are a Keynesian, or proto-Keynesian then this chart is the key to understanding the continuing flat-lining of the UK economy; the continuing crisis in 'effective demand'.

Static effective demand driven by the costs of living crisis, compounded by the draining upwards of wealth is on of the UK's key problems... and reflecting stagnant productivity.

(Household consumption is a reasonable proxy for effective demand, as it reduces the effect of top 1% consumption).

#economics #politics

UK household consumption has stalled since the pandemic
Quarterly household consumption (£ bn)

Shows pre Covid trend from 2012 & the break in that trend after 2020 where after recovering to 2018 feels in 2022, household consumption has remains pretty level leading to a growing gap from the pre-Covid trend
UK household consumption has stalled since the pandemic Quarterly household consumption (£ bn) Shows pre Covid trend from 2012 & the break in that trend after 2020 where after recovering to 2018 feels in 2022, household consumption has remains pretty level leading to a growing gap from the pre-Covid trend
UK household consumption has stalled since the pandemic Quarterly household consumption (£ bn) Shows pre Covid trend from 2012 & the break in that trend after 2020 where after recovering to 2018 feels in 2022, household consumption has remains pretty level leading to a growing gap from the pre-Covid trend
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Alan Zimmerman
Alan Zimmerman
@alanz@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

@ChrisMayLA6 it wasn't just COVID at the time the graph flattened.

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