NZ: Consumer confidence down to 103.5 in September – Westpac
|New Zealand’s consumer confidence fell sharply in September as the Westpac-McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index fell by 5.1 points to 103.5 in the September quarter to its lowest level in six years, notes the research team at Westpac.
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“Households are particularly concerned about the outlook for their own finances and the general economy over the next year.”
“This comes despite the Government’s Families package, which was initiated in July. This has presumably been outweighed by other concerns, such as rising petrol prices and cooling housing markets.”
“These results present a challenge to our expectation that the economy will regain some momentum in the short term on the back of Government spending.”
“Households’ inclination to save remains low.”
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