NZ consumer confidence edges up in December as outlook brightens

NZ consumer confidence edges up in December as outlook brightens
Dec. 13 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand consumer confidence edged up in December from November, with more kiwis expecting their families to be better off in a year’s time and the nation to have better times over the next five years. The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose to 114.7 this month from 114.1 in November. A reading above 100 indicates there are more optimists than pessimists. The Current Conditions index fell to 108.6 from 110.2 last month and the Future Conditions index rose to 118.8 from 116.7. The Current Conditions index is st...