📉 High prices & interest rates are slowing down the sales rebound; growth expected to taper after a 2.2% rise in H1 2024. 📊 #Economy #MarketTrends
Overall growth is expected to slow in the second half after sales rose 2.2 percent in the first six months of 2024. Analysts say high interest rates and borrowing costs as well as elevated prices are preventing more robust demand.