NZ consumer confidence slips in June as outlook gets murkier

NZ consumer confidence slips in June as outlook gets murkier
By Paul McBeth June 19 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand consumers remained bubbly in June, though a murkier future tempered some of the upbeat sentiment. The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index fell to 119.9 in June from 123.9 a month earlier, while remaining above the long-term average. The current conditions index slipped 2 points to 122.6, while the future conditions index dropped 5.3 points to 118.1. Expectations on how the economy would perform in the coming 12 months dropped to the lowest level in more than two years, with a net 11...