Britons have spent £4bn stockpiling goods in preparation for a possible no-deal Brexit, new research suggests.

 

最新研究显示，为应对可能到来的无协议脱欧，英国人已花费40亿英镑（约合人民币338亿元）囤积商品。

 

One in five people are already hoarding¹ food, drinks and medicine, spending an extra £380 each, according to a survey by the finance provider Premium² Credit. The survey found that about 800,000 people have spent more than £1,000 building up stockpiles before the October 31 Brexit deadline.

 

If the UK leaves with no deal, businesses predict there will be short-term supply problems, which the government says it is mitigating³.

 

Similar research in the weeks leading up to the original deadline for the UK to leave the EU found that about 17% of the population had spent some money building up supplies, with a total stockpile spend calculated at £4.6bn ahead of the March 31 deadline.

 

Of the people who are stockpiling, 74% of those surveyed said they had bought extra food, 50% bought medicines and 46% bought drinks.

 

Brexit-related stockpiling is also hitting cashflow, according to the report, with companies taking out credit to cover the cost of insurance and other fixed⁴ costs.

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