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One in six people plan to spend more on Christmas presents this year

Brexit hiatus lifts consumer and business confidence

Business • 25 Nov 19

Consumer confidence fell back in the second quarter of 2019

Consumer confidence in NI falls amid Brexit uncertainty

Business • 30 Jul 19

Consumer confidence in the euro zone in January rose to 1.3 points from 0.5 points in December

Euro zone consumer confidence jumps to 17-year high

Business • 24 Jan 18

Carpetright's fortunes are closely tied to the strength of the UK housing market

Carpetright warns on profit due to falling confidence

Business • 19 Jan 18

The result follows October's upward-revised reading of 126.2, which had also been a 17-year record, the survey showed

US consumer confidence drifts ever higher in November

Business • 28 Nov 17

A spike in consumer confidence is common after presidential elections in France

French consumer confidence dips in August

Business • 25 Aug 17

John Lewis says trade in 'spontaneous' categories, such as beauty, is holding up

Demand for big ticket items weaker - John Lewis

Business • 14 Jul 17

Confidence amongst consumers is showing the greatest signs of recovery, the latest Bank of Ireland Economic Pulse shows

Bank of Ireland Economic Pulse falls for second month

Business • 26 Jun 17

Market research firm GfK said the index from its forward-looking poll of 2,000 consumers rose to 10.4 points for June

German consumer confidence up for second month in a row

Business • 24 May 17

Irish spending growth is said to be 'significantly higher' than the growth in consumer spending in the UK, which averaged 2.8% in 2016, and Germany which averaged 1.9%

Consumer confidence, spending was higher in 2016

Business • 20 Feb 17

French consumer confidence for December stood at a nine-year high

French consumer confidence at nine-year high

Business • 04 Jan 17

Germany's consumer sentiment indicator, published by the GfK institute, fell to 10 going into October

German consumer morale falls slightly

Business • 28 Sep 16

The new figures show that the Brexit vote is not weighing markedly on euro zone economic activity - for now at least

Euro zone consumer confidence edges higher

Business • 23 Sep 16

The decline in sentiment was unexpected, with analysts forecasting a slight improvement this month

US consumer confidence dips in April

Business • 26 Apr 16

A quarter of respondents said they planned to purchase a property in the next 12 months, while just under a third said they had no plans to purchase a property

Further house prices rises expected - survey

Business • 18 Apr 16

GfK's headline household confidence index was forecast to inch higher to 9.5 points in March from 9.4 points

German consumer confidence edges higher - survey

Business • 25 Feb 16

Market research firm GfK said its monthly barometer of UK consumer sentiment showed a reading of 2 in December

UK consumer confidence positive for all of 2015

Business • 22 Dec 15

Good news on the French economy as consumer confidence rebounds in September

French consumer confidence rebounds in October

Business • 25 Sep 15

German consumers' fears about the Greek debt crisis have made them less inclined to spend money

German consumer confidence dampened by Greek fears

Business • 21 Aug 15

US Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to 95.2 in April from 101.4 in March

US consumer confidence dives in April

Business • 28 Apr 15

US consumers are increasingly confident about the country's labour market

US consumer confidence rebounded in March

Business • 31 Mar 15

GfK said it expected private consumption in Germany to rise by 1.5% in the whole of 2015

German consumer confidence hits 13 year high

Business • 26 Feb 15

The US consumer confidence index rose to 94.5 last month from 89 in September.

US consumer confidence rebounds

Business • 28 Oct 14

Irish consumers' mood looking brighter, monitor shows

Consumer market in 'recovery mode'

Business • 11 Aug 14

US consumers do not foresee any dramatic slowdown in the economy

US consumer confidence falls but remains strong

Business • 29 Apr 14

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