U.K. GfK Consumer Confidence Rebounds From Post-Brexit Low

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  • British consumers being squeezed as wage growth lags prices

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U.K. consumer confidence staged a slight rebound from its lowest level since just after the Brexit vote.

GfK’s household-sentiment index picked up two points to minus 10 this month, reversing July’s decline, as consumers’ attitudes to the economy improved across the board.