U.K. Consumer Confidence Index Falls as Economic View Plunges
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U.K. consumer confidence fell in December from an 18-month high as optimism about the outlook for the economy plunged, GfK NOP Ltd. said.
A sentiment index fell to minus 29 from minus 22 in November, which was the strongest reading since May 2011, the London-based research group said in an e-mailed report today. Economists had forecast a drop to minus 25, according to the median of 21 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey.