British consumers reduced their spending for the first time in four years, prior to the election results last week. Adjusting for inflation, monthly spending fell by 0.8% on the same period last year, marking the first fall in said spending since September 2013 according to card payment company VISA. Sales in this time fell by 1.9%, as Britain's economy continues to show signs that it is stagnating and is expected to take another hit after Prime Minister Theresa May failed to win a parliamentary majority in last week's election.