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| Britons prefer staying in to going out The majority of Britons prefer staying at home to going out, according to a new study. More people entertaining at home is linked to a sharp increase in spending on electronic goods and alcohol for drinking in the home. Spending on beer at current prices rose by 61% in the last five years to reach £3.58 billion in 2001. The survey by Mintel also found spending on wine and cider increased by 66% to reach £5.2 billion last year. Expenditure on DVD players rose from £12 million in 1998 to £294 million last year, while spending on video recorders fell from £600 million in 1996 to £520 million last year. The Daily Telegraph also claims consumers spent £10.3 billion on furniture and furnishings in 2001, a 20% rise since 1991. Shaheed Alam, a statistician at Mintel, said: "Staying in has become the new going out with the wide range of in-home entertainment facilities and the ability to dial out for delivered meals resulting in consumers being able to socialise more in and out of home. "People's homes have become much more sophisticated which means that staying at home has become a very attractive option. What's more, people invest in their home, on furniture, decorating and on in-home entertainment equipment and they like to show it off." Mintel questioned 2,000 people in the weeks after September 11 to find out if the attacks would affect spending. It found four in 10 consumers felt "apathetic" towards the state of the economy, meaning their spending had not been affected. 23rd January 2002 |
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