Consumer confidence on the up

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"Consumer confidence climbed in August for the first time in six months, new figures have revealed. This despite the looming austerity measures to be introduced by the government. According to the GfK NOP consumer confidence index, optimism among consumers rose by four points in August to reach -18.This was an increase of seven points on the same time last year and the first rise since February. The index measure was based on interviews with 2,000 people."

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