Spending with agents grew by 4.2% year-on-year in September according to Barclays latest Consumer Spend Report. This compares with a 2.6% year-on-year drop in essential spending and a 0.2% increase in non-essential spending.
Transaction growth with agents, meanwhile, ran to 18.1% – more than double the next highest sector, electronics, at 7.9%. Overall growth in essential transactions fell by 4.3% and in non-essential transactions by 0.8%.
The report covers spending in the period from 23 August to 26 September 2025 and draws comparison with spending from 24 August to 27 September 2024.
