UK Consumer Confidence Plunges Amid Middle East War Fuel Price Surge
UK consumer confidence fell sharply in October 2026, the steepest drop outside Covid since Brexit, as soaring fuel prices from the Middle East conflict deepened the cost-of-living squeeze ahead of the chancellor's budget.
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| Oct 23, 9:04 AM | theguardian.com | Tell us: have your spending habits changed recently? |
| Oct 22, 9:00 PM | theguardian.com | UK consumer confidence falls at fastest rate since Covid as cost of living bites |
| Oct 22, 4:01 PM | bloomberg.com | UK Consumer Confidence in Slump as Big as Brexit Shock, GfK Says |