The Latest Breaking News from GfK

Monthly look finds deepening pessimism about personal finances and prospects for the economy

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index fell three points in August to minus 44, its lowest figure since records began.

Brit shoppers are being forced to cut back on even essential items due to the cost of living crisis with the retail sector hit heavily and some shops forced to close their doors

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index languished at a historic low of minus 41 in July.

40-year high in inflation and the consumer sentiment lows in a survey dating back around 50 years tells you these are very difficult times

On top of rampant inflation, strikes, business gloom and rising interest rates, bad news about our shopping habits was all but inevitable. The volume of goods being sold in the UK is now falling, according to the latest monthly data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), with food purchases…

Retail sales across Britain dropped in May and consumer morale continues to slide

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index dropped one point to minus 41 in June, setting a new record low for a second successive month.

Index of optimism about the economy’s future plunges to minus 41 – the worst since polling began in 1974

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