UK - GfK Consumer Confidence for December: -13 (vs. expected -12)

December in at -13 against an expected -12. November result was -12

• December a 4 year low for this indicator

GfK citing Brexit and the rate hike from the Bank of England as weighing consumer mood

More (via Reuters)

GfK also not looking for much improvement next year in sentiment:

• "We need to see several issues move on before the downward trend of the consumer mood changes," GfK analyst Joe Staton said, citing Brexit and the path of BoE rates in particular. "None of this will be resolved quickly so there's every likelihood that 2018 will take us lower."