On Friday, I published data compiled by independent economist Tarric Brooker showing the massive divergence in spending by different age cohorts. Brooker’s data shows that Australians under 45 cut their real discretionary consumption over the 19 years to 2021–22. And that was before inflation took off, which led to further spending cuts, as the CBA below
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