‘Pay more attention’: Consumer spending defies polling on cost-of-living pressures

Commentator and Royal Expert Hilary Fordwich argues consumer spending can reveal more than opinion polls. “Pay way more attention to what people do than what they say,” Ms Fordwich told News24 host Samara Gill. “They might be saying one thing in these so-called polls. They're definitely acting another way. “You don't buy sporting goods if you think you're going to lose your job.”