Spending in 2023: Britons shelled out for Taylor Swift and Barbenheimer but scrimped on clothes and DIY Barclays has crunched the numbers on Britons' card spending this year We spent more on holidays, concerts, cinema tickets... and in the pub But spending in restaurants and on clothes and furniture declined By Helen Crane Updated: 09:02 EST, 29 December 2023 e-mail View comments Britons splashed out on cinema trips, Taylor Swift tickets and holidays abroad in 2023 – but we cut down spending on new clothes, eating out and home improvements, fresh data reveals. Barclays' Consumer Spend Index shows overall card spending grew by 4.1…
