Key Benefits of HEAT:

  • Based on 2,000 interviews per month, HEAT is an early warning system for changes in key economic indicators before consumer behaviour feeds through to official economic measures.
  • A written monthly report by an expert economic analyst which reviews the findings within the context of the wider economy, drilling into data by income group, region, employment sector and other breakdowns.
  • Analyses the current and future impact of key political and economic events
  • Unique tracker, not available anywhere else.

What does HEAT measure on a monthly basis?

  • Change in household income
  • Household financial situation
  • Household spending
  • Savings
  • Job security
  • Workplace activity levels
  • Household debt and borrowing
  • Credit needs, cost and availability (secured and unsecured)
  • Inflation perceptions and expectations
  • Price consciousness and decisions on major purchases
  • House prices
  • Confidence in the UK government

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