Consumer attitudes unchanged in new year

18 January 2017

 

Australian consumers may be relatively more optimistic than they were at the end of 2017 but that itself may be an optimistic description. A more accurate picture would be given by describing consumers as slightly less pessimistic than they were a month ago. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index rose ever-so-slightly in January, recording a 0.1 increase to 97.4. Any reading below 100 indicates the number of consumers who are...

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