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Brexit already hitting UK household finances due to higher prices, study shows

8 February 2019

The average worker has had to spend more than £404, equivalent to more than a week's wages, in the first year after the Brexit vote, according to a report by the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE). The findings suggested the average household had to spend £7.74 more per week to afford the same purchases the year after the referendum.

Economics professor Dennis Novy, who contributed to the report, said: "It is clear that the average UK household is already paying the price for voting to leave the EU".

Troeger, Vera E. and Egerton-Warburton, Diana (eds.) (2019), Which way now? Economic policy after a decade of upheaval: A CAGE Policy Report (London: Social Market Foundation)

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