By SUSANNAH STREETER
The Euros kicked off a spell of celebratory spending as national teams progressed through the tournament, fans splashed the cash on food and alcohol.
Beers, pizza and BBQ treats flew off the shelves, boosting spending in food stores by 4.2%. That marked a turnaround compared to May when the re-opening of indoor dining led to a decline in retail food sales.
The fickle nature of our spending patterns has continued with spending on clothing falling out of fashion again, with volumes down by 4.8%. In many homes it seems the love of football overtook passion for other hobbies in June.
With eyes glued to screens for matches, the love affair with DIY seems to have waned. Household goods stores saw a fall in sales volumes of 10.9% in June although supply chain problems causing a shortage of popular goods on shelves may also be behind the drop compared to May.
Spending overall though on furniture and items for the home is still 15.8% above their pre-pandemic levels, indicating plenty of people are doing up their pads, partly because they still spend so…
