UK consumer confidence dips ahead of Autumn Budget

Food inflation expected to hit 6%

Patrick Brusnahan
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Expectations for the state of the UK economy over the next three months fell from -32 in August to -36 in September, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

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