March 21 (Reuters) - British Consumer Morale Ticked Higher for a Second Month Running in March as People Turned a Little More Optimistic About the Economic Outlook, Although Less so Over Their Own Finances, a Survey Showed on Friday.
3月21日(路透社)- 英國消費信心連續第二個月小幅上升,顯示人們對經濟前景變得更加樂觀,儘管對自身財務狀況的信心有所降低,週五的一項調查顯示。
The Gfk Consumer Confidence Index Rose to -19 From -20, a Three-Month High but Still Below the Survey's Long-Run Average of -10.
Gfk消費信心指數從-20上升至-19,創下三個月新高,但仍低於調查的長期平均值-10。
Its Measure of How Consumers View the Economy Over the Next 12 Months Increased by Two Points to -29.
其對消費者未來12個月經濟看法的指標上升了兩點,達到-29。
Overall the Survey Added to a Run of Mixed Data for Finance Minister Rachel Reeves, Who Is Likely to Announce More Spending Cuts Next Week When She Outlines New Economic and Budget Forecasts.
整體調查爲財政部長瑞秋·裏夫斯提供了一系列混合的數據,她可能會在下週宣佈更多的削減開支,當時她將概述新的經濟和預算預測。
Confidence Among Consumers and Businesses Slid Last Year After the New Government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer Said It Had Inherited a Troubled Economy and Reeves Raised Taxes on Employers to Fund Higher Public Spending.
去年,消費者和企業的信心下降,原因是新任首相基爾·斯塔默政府表示繼承了一個困難的經濟,並且裏夫斯提高了僱主稅費以資助更高的公共開支。
"the Current Stability Is to Be Welcomed but It Won't Take Much to Upset the Fragile Consumer Mood," Said Neil Bellamy, Consumer Insights Director at Gfk.
「目前的穩定值得歡迎,但很容易打亂脆弱的消費情緒,」Gfk消費洞察董事尼爾·貝拉米說道。
The Poll of 2,005 Britons Aged 16 and Over Took Place Between February 28 and March 13.
對2,005名16歲及以上英國人的民意調查於2月28日至3月13日進行。
(Reporting by Andy Bruce; Editing by Suban Abdulla)
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