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Consumer confidence tumbles as firms face ‘tsunami of costs’
Households expect the economy to weaken and 57% of them foresee higher interest rates, according to an Opinium survey for the British Retail Consortium.
John Healey has been urged to tackle the “tsunami of costs” facing firms as consumer confidence tumbled ahead of the crucial Budget next week. Brits’ confidence in the state of the economy worsened from -32 to -40 in October, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)’s index, marking the third consecutive month of deteriorating sentiment. [...]