Westpac monthly Consumer Confidence Index down to 98.2 from Augusts's 100.0
- Pessimism back in the ascendency (only just)
Westpac (in brief):
- continued pressure on family finances
- concerns about the near term outlook
- rising concerns about the economy and the global backdrop
- There was a comparable lift in the proportion reporting employment news as 'unfavourable' as well
AUD a few points lower
