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Consumer confidence flatlines in November

With a general election looming, Brexit uncertainty and general retail gloom, GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index is a reflection of current times, and remains unchanged at -14 compared to November in 2018. Joe Staton, Client Strategy Director at GfK, said in a statement: “In the face of Brexit and election uncertainty, consumers are...

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Consumer confidence improves slightly in January

GfK’s consumer confidence index has reported a slight increase of two points in January to -5, with only three out of the five measures recording increases British consumers are showing that they are concerned over the wider economic situation. Joe Staton, head of market dynamics at GfK, said: "Despite strong GDP and record FTSE highs, the...

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UK consumer confidence remains positive as 2015 closes

For the first time, the GfK consumer confidence index has shown positive scores for an entire calendar year, and it’s closing 2015 with another positive index score for December as people feel more confident about their personal finances. In December, the index rose one point to +2, with three of the measures used to calculate the index seeing...

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Consumer confidence fell in September

UK consumer confidence has fallen in September due to a “depressed back-to-school mood” leading consumers to feel less positive about the wider economy and their personal finances, according to GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index. The index shows that all five measures used to calculate consumer confidence saw a decrease this month, with the overall...

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UK consumer confidence at a nine-year high

Consumer confidence has risen to its highest level in nine years this month, since March 2005, according to figures releasedby market research agency GfK in its latest Consumer Confidence Index. The monthly GfK consumer confidence index rose one point to 1 in June, in line with expectations and up from 0 in May. It is the first time the index...