UK consumer confidence falls after five months of gains - YouGov/Cebr

Reuters

Published Oct 26, 2020 09:29

Updated Oct 26, 2020 09:40

LONDON (Reuters) - A measure of consumer confidence among people in Britain fell for the first time in six months in October as worries mounted about new COVID-19 restrictions , polling firm YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research said.

Concerns about household finances and property values pushed down the index to 101.3, down 1.1 points from September.

"The first fall in the Consumer Confidence Index in six months may prove to be a turning point in consumer sentiment as the reality of a second wave sets in," Kay Neufeld, head of macroeconomics at Cebr said.