NZ consumer confidence creeps up in April as Kiwis embrace upbeat economic outlook

NZ consumer confidence creeps up in April as Kiwis embrace upbeat economic outlook
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth April 21 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand consumer confidence rose in April as Kiwis remained optimistic about the state of the economy, shrugging off concerns a downturn in the dairy sector would spread across the nation.  The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index increased to 120 in April from 118 a month earlier, just above the historical average. Both the current conditions and future conditions indexes gained by 2 points to 123.2 and 117.8 respectively.  "If they wanted to, there are a number of things that consumers...