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In the final post relating to our latest household surveys this month, we turning to our household financial confidence index. scrollings=”no” The latest read, to end September shows a further fall, and continues the trend which started to bite in 2017. The current score is 88.4, just a bit above the all-time low … Continue reading “Household Financial Confidence Wilts Again In September”
The latest edition of the DFA Household Financial Confidence Index to end July 2018 remains in below average territory, coming in at 89.6, compared with 89.7 last month. We had expected a bounce this month, in fact the rate of decline did slow, thanks to small pay rises for some in the new financial year, … Continue reading “Household Financial Confidence Still Under Pressure In July 2018”
We look at the latest results from our household financial confidence index to July 2018.
We discuss the June 2018 results from our household surveys.
We have released the June 2018 edition of our household financial confidence index, which draws information from our rolling household surveys. In June the overall index fell once again to 89.7, well below the 100 neutral setting down from 90.2 last month. scrollings=”no” Looking at the results across the states, we see further … Continue reading “Property Concerns Drives June 2018 Household Financial Confidence Lower”
The latest edition of our Household Finance Confidence Index, to the end of April 2018, released today, shows that households remain concerned about their financial situation. This is consistent with rising levels of mortgage stress, as we reported recently. The index fell to 91.7, down from 92.3 in March. This remains below the neutral 100 setting, … Continue reading “Household Finance Confidence Slides Further In April”
The latest Digital Finance Analytics Household Finance Confidence Index for March 2018 shows a further slide in confidence compared with the previous month. The current score is 92.3, down from 94. 6 in February, and it has continued to drop since October 2016. The trend is firmly lower. Across the states, confidence is continuing to … Continue reading “Household Finance Confidence Slides Again In March”
The latest edition of the Digital Finance Analytics Household Finance Confidence Index shows a further drift lower, remaining below the 100 neutral benchmark. It fell to 94.6 in February, down from 95.1 the previous month. This is in stark contrast to improved levels of business confidence as some have reported. Our latest video blog covered … Continue reading “Household Financial Confidence Drifts Lower Again”
Digital Finance Analytics has released the January 2018 update of our Household Financial Confidence Index, using data from our rolling 52,000 household surveys. The news is not good, with a further fall in the composite index to 95.1, compared with 95.7 last month. This is below the neutral setting, and is the eighth consecutive monthly … Continue reading “Household Financial Confidence Slips Again In January”
The latest edition of the Digital Finance Analytics Household Financial Security Confidence Index, to December 2017 shows another fall, down from 96.1 last month to 95.7 this time, and remains below the neutral measure of 100. The trend continues to drift south as flat incomes, big debt and now falling home prices all impact. Analysis … Continue reading “Household Financial Confidence Trudges South In December”
