Tuesday, June 5, 2007

U.K. Consumer Confidence Reaches 18-Month High in May, Nationwide Says

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. consumer confidence reached the
highest level in 18 months in May as Britons became more
optimistic about their jobs and the economy, a survey by
Nationwide Building Society showed.

An index of sentiment rose 9 points from April to 99,
Britain's third-biggest mortgage lender said in a report today.
The gauge, which increased for a fourth month, is based on
replies from 1,000 people representative of the population
surveyed by Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc between April 23 and May 20.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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