Westpac's monthly survey of consumer sentiment collapses to 78.0
- prior 78.0
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The weekly consumer sentiment survey was out earlier:
Westpac's monthly survey of consumer sentiment collapses to 78.0
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The weekly consumer sentiment survey was out earlier:
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