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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josie Clarke

Consumer confidence at lowest point since records began

PA Wire

Consumer confidence is now weaker than at its lowest point during the global banking crisis or the Covid shutdown as cost of living pressures escalate, according to a long-running survey.

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index fell two points to minus 40 in May, its lowest score since records began in 1974.

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