Consumer confidence ‘buckles’ to new record low amid spiralling finance fears

Couple looking worried over bills

Consumer confidence has hit a record low for four out of the last five months, as shoppers’ concerns about personal finances and the economy in the year ahead spike.

Overall consumer confidence levels fell five points to -49 in September – the lowest level since records began in 1974, according to the GfK Consumer Confidence Index.

 

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