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Consumers less pessimistic but still nervous, says survey

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British consumers have become less pessimistic but remain edgy about economic pressures, according to the longest running measure of economic sentiment. The GfK consumer confidence index is still negative in November at -18, but this is better than the -21 it hit in October. That…

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