Consumer confidence ticks up in June

Consumer confidence ticks up in June
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Staff reporters
The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence index lifted 6 points to 98.8 in June.The future conditions index – made up of forward-looking questions – rose 8 points to 104.8, recovering last month’s fall. The current conditions index rose 3 points to 89.8.Perceptions of current personal financial situations rose 3 points but are still in the red at –13%.However, a net 20% of respondents expect to be better off this time next year, up 8 points.A net 7% think it’s a bad time to buy a major household item, an improvem...