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Consumer confidence dips but outlook still brighter, says GfK

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Market research company GfK’s UK consumer confidence index fell by two points in February to -21. The company said this was a “mixture of good and bad news”, because although recent improvements in the index had halted, longer-term prospects remained better. Joe Staton, GfK’s client…

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