People spent more money on household bills and essentials in March, according to figure from the Nationwide Building Society. It also said more was spent on holidays and charities last month.
The Society tracked millions of credit, debit card and direct debit transactions. It said the number of transactions made by members during March jumped by 15 per cent compared with February - from around 190 million to just over 217 million - with a total of nearly £8.1 billion spent.
The number of transactions on non-essentials passed 90 million in March for the first time this year. There were 14 per cent more transactions on non-essentials in March compared with the previous month, Nationwide said.
