PODCAST / EPISODE 94

UK Consumer Confidence Plummets: September Sees 7-Point Drop

with Neil Bellamy

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Key future indicators on personal finances, economy and purchase intentions all sharply lower.

September’s results put a halt to the steady improvements in consumer confidence that GfK had been recording since March this year. We saw a sharp fall of seven points in the headline figure, bringing it back close to the -19 recorded in January. GfK’s Neil Bellamy talks through the reasons for the falls in indicators on personal finances, the economy and purchase intentions. In our regular feature, Data Guru Corner, we analyse the results by age group and income level, highlighting a massive gap between the highest and lowest earners.

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