UK consumer confidence touches 4-month high in December, GfK survey.
Comes in at -17, highest reading since August
- prior -18
- expected -18
GfK comments:
- consumers still uncertain about making big-ticket purchases
- consumers' relatively weak confidence about the overall economy compared to their own finances
- "We will need to see robust improvements in these perceptions of the economy before we can start talking about sustained improvements in the consumer mood,"
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- separate YouGov/Cebr survey published on Wednesday showed consumer confidencece ticked higher this month
