Shoppers are not spending as much in Ipswich as they were pre-pandemic
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Shoppers have not returned to Ipswich with the same force that they have gone back to high streets in more deprived parts of the country, new data has revealed.
The Centre for Cities has published its latest figures on spending and footfall across towns and cities in the UK, with Ipswich posting a spending index of 86.
This index is based upon data from card transactions and is compared to a pre-lockdown baseline of 100.
It is down from an initial boost in mid-April when the town posted index readings of 94 — around the same levels that were seen at points in the run up to Christmas — before starting to drop off.