Consumer confidence remains ‘buoyant’ but threats on the horizon

Consumer confidence saw a surprisingly small drop in April as the Government’s decision to trigger Article 50, starting the Brexit process, and call for a snap General Election had little impact.
The latest figures from GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) show ovverall confidence at -7 in April, just a one point fall from March. Although four of the five confidence measures fell in April, each decline was only small.
Consumers’ perceptions of their own personal finances over