Westpac Consumer Confidence Index in Australia up to 82.0 in October
- prior 79.7
Earlier we had the weekly figure from ANZ's survey:
Both are still very weak indeed.
Westpac Consumer Confidence Index in Australia up to 82.0 in October
Earlier we had the weekly figure from ANZ's survey:
Both are still very weak indeed.
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