There was a sharp jump in the number of households that plan to rein in spending Andrew Matthews/PAUK consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level in almost a year on mounting concerns about Brexit and how the next 12 months will play out. GfK’s consumer confidence index for November fell 3 points from October to -13, with all five measures decreasing. It was the equal lowest reading, alongside December 2017, since December 2013. GfK surveyed 2,003 people between November 1 and November 15. The index is closely followed by the Bank of England and…

Source: The Times November 30, 2018 00:00 UTC