The ANZ-Roy Morgan NZ Consumer Confidence Rating slipped a touch from last week to 121.8 (down 1.8pts).
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Consumer confidence = retail sales ?
Friday, March 19th, 2010
Consumer confidence pops up
Thursday, March 4th, 2010Consumer confidence bouyant
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Consumers get confident
Friday, January 8th, 2010Consumer confidence up
Friday, December 11th, 2009Roy Morgan consumer confidence up 4.8 pts on the month
Monday, August 24th, 2009
But perhaps of most interest is that 51% of Australians expect “good times” economically over the next 5 years. Only 12 % expect Australia to have “bad times.
Indeed, as far as personal finances go, 43% expect to be better off over the next year and only 11% to be worse off. You can see the full report here.
Given the uncertainties around the whether the world will pull itself out of the mire once the bubbles of stimulus have worn off, such confidence about the future might be thought a touch optimistic.
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