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mpc: 24 The main question about domestic spending concerned household consumption. In the short term, the risks appeared to be to the downside. Retail sales had been weak in December and indicators of consumption since had been mixed. The slowing of the housing market might have a larger impact on consumption than assumed in the central forecast. Further out, there were also some upside risks associated with the recent rapid growth of money, credit and asset prices.