Ultra-affluent consumer spending reached its lowest level in five years in 2012 when this group spent 14.1 percent less on luxury since 2009, while other consumers upped their purchases, according to new research from Unity Marketing.
{"ct":"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","iv":"d7462c1bccb7dd2f770196f56b62d5d4","s":"b2cd7cf3a21c6f03"}