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Consumer confidence claws back two points as UK grapples with ‘new abnormal’

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index continues to languish at a near-historic low of minus 47.

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Pound plunges through $1.09 as former US Treasury secretary blasts ‘naive’ UK policies in mini-budget– as it happened

Sterling has tumbled by over three cents to 37-year low, and UK gilt yields are surging, after Kwasi Kwarteng announced huge unfunded tax cuts

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022

Consumer confidence plunges to another record low amid deep concerns over personal finances

GfK's index shows the new low is the fourth time it has been recorded in the past five months as people fret over the state of the economy

Wales Online · Sep 23, 2022

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Consumer confidence falls to fourth record low in five months

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index fell five points in September to minus 49, the worst score since records began in 1974.

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

UK consumer confidence weaker than during major recessions

Monthly look finds deepening pessimism about personal finances and prospects for the economy

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2022

UK consumer confidence hits record low

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index fell three points in August to minus 44, its lowest figure since records began.

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022

Brit shoppers feeling the pinch cut back on items from food to furniture, data shows

Brit shoppers are being forced to cut back on even essential items due to the cost of living crisis with the retail sector hit heavily and some shops forced to close their doors

Daily Mirror · Jul 23, 2022

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Consumer confidence ‘severely depressed’ amid soaring food and fuel prices

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index languished at a historic low of minus 41 in July.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

Retail expert answers questions on the cost of living crisis

40-year high in inflation and the consumer sentiment lows in a survey dating back around 50 years tells you these are very difficult times

Wales Online · Jun 26, 2022

Shopping: the cost of living crisis is hitting people 'urgently and directly' – retail expert Q&A

On top of rampant inflation, strikes, business gloom and rising interest rates, bad news about our shopping habits was all but inevitable. The volume of goods being sold in the UK is now falling, according to the latest monthly data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), with food purchases…

The Conversation · Jun 24, 2022

UK and US consumer confidence hits record low; Britons cut back on food shopping – as it happened

Retail sales across Britain dropped in May and consumer morale continues to slide

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022

Consumer confidence falls to new record low amid ‘stark new economic reality’

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index dropped one point to minus 41 in June, setting a new record low for a second successive month.

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

Consumer confidence falls to lowest level on record as inflation fears deepen

Index of optimism about the economy’s future plunges to minus 41 – the worst since polling began in 1974

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022

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The Independent UK · May 20, 2022

Consumer confidence plunges to lowest level on record as living costs soar

Worst outlook for almost half a century after inflation surges

Evening Standard · May 19, 2022

Consumer confidence crashes to record low with no ‘reason for optimism’

GfK consumer confidence index paints gloomy picture of public economic mood, despite surprise rise in retail sales

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2022

UK consumer confidence falls to lowest level since 1974

Consumers increasingly pessimistic about economy and personal finances amid deepening cost of living crisis

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

Consumer confidence at lowest point since records began

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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The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2022

UK consumer confidence even lower than in 2008 financial crisis

Slowdown in retail sector feared as public gripped by pessimism about the economy as well as personal finances

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022

Stock markets rally on Russia-Ukraine talks, oil prices dip – as it happened

Investors cheered by signs of progress in peace talks, while UK grocery inflation hits 11-year high amid cost of living crisis

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2022

Consumer confidence and retail sales tumble: more bad news to come

RETAIL sales are down and consumer confidence has nose-dived, the latest official figures show, a sign of worse to come say City economists.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

Inflation pressures hit consumer confidence; Moscow stock market falls back – as it happened

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