another take on consumer confidence from macro business - gk
By Leith van Onselen The ANZ-Roy Morgan Research (RMR) consumer confidence index has fallen for a second consecutive week after hitting the highest level since late-January. In the week ended 10 August, the consumer confidence index fell by 6.5 points to 108.5, taking it some 4% below its long-run average reading of 113.2 (see next chart). The below chart plots the most recent Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment index against the ANZ-RM Consumer Confidence index: The upcoming release of Westpac's consumer sentiment index for August should provide us with more colour
