{"id":11094,"date":"2025-02-17T17:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T17:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/?p=11094"},"modified":"2025-02-20T12:54:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T12:54:29","slug":"as-the-uk-economy-revives-cardiff-market-stalls-struggle-to-keep-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/as-the-uk-economy-revives-cardiff-market-stalls-struggle-to-keep-up\/","title":{"rendered":"As the UK Economy Revives, Cardiff Market stalls struggle to Keep Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The UK economy grew unexpectedly at the end of last year. That\u2019s what new figures from the National Office of Statistics show. The growth in the last quarter of 2024 was just 0.1% &#8211; following a dry period in the three months before that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff market was bustling today as the news of the surprising bump in the UK economy broke. Today\u2019s growth is better than the Bank of England expected, but the Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she\u2019s still not satisfied with the level of growth \u2013 and stall holders in Cardiff say they are still struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGLo-xMMAXO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;margin: 1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%;width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px);width:calc(100% - 2px)\"><div style=\"padding:16px\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGLo-xMMAXO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: 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#F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGLo-xMMAXO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Cardiff News Plus (@cardiffnewsplus)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Chancellor Reeves in the official statement said she is &#8220;going further and faster to kick start the economy.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" 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The cost of all our products have gone up and people don\u2019t have the money to buy the stuff.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria-770x1026.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria.jpg 1414w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria-1400x1866.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria-770x1026.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria.jpg 1414w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/ann-maria-1400x1866.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anna Maria Cameron, The Gold Reserves Jeweller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, Ann Maria Cameron, Jewellery Manager said, &#8220;This does reflect badly on the economy at the moment. And it reflects that times are hard for our customers. They are searching their drawers and little old boxes for everything they have to bring their items to sell us&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2.jpg 1890w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2.jpg 1890w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/market-2-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Davies, NoGlu Owner <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But some businesses are always in demand. John Davies sells gluten free food in Cardiff Market  and says the economy doesn&#8217;t affect his company. &#8220;We&#8217;ve got fairly elastic demand,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News of the surprising economic growth follows the interest rate cut to its lowest rate for 18 months. 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