This is the first weekly gain in consumer sentiment since late September.
- up 2.1pts to 80.8
- the weekly increase halts a run of six straight declines
Confidence in financial conditions and economic conditions drove the rise:
- 31% (+1.3ppt) of people expecting to be 'better off' financially this time next year
- 8% (+1.4ppt) expecting 'good times' for the economy
