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More people buying second-hand goods in Wales as cost-of-living crisis rages on, National Survey reveals
Clothes in a second-hand shop [Waldemar / Creative Commons]

THE latest National Survey for Wales has revealed a shift to thrift as more people buy second-hand goods and reduce energy use in the face of the cost-of-living crisis.

The results of the survey, a random sample of over 11,000 people, were published today by the Welsh government.

They show a significant increase in the number of people minimising energy use at home, with 75 per cent citing cost as the main reason.

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