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title: "UK consumers, worried about Iran war, turn most downbeat since 2023"
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description: "UK consumer morale has dropped to its lowest level since October 2023, with the GfK consumer confidence index falling to -25 in April from -21 in March. This decline reflects rising expectations for price increases among households, indicating potential economic repercussions from the ongoing Iran war."
datetime: "2026-04-23T14:41:18.000Z"
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# UK consumers, worried about Iran war, turn most downbeat since 2023

April 23 (Reuters) - British consumer morale slid this month to its lowest since October 2023 as households ramped up their expectations for price rises, according to a survey on Thursday that added to signs of economic fallout from the Iran war. GfK's consumer confidence index, the longest-running survey of its kind in Britain, fell to -25 in April from -21 in March, as expected in a Reuters

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