Consumer confidence slides again

CONSUMER confidence has continued to slide, with a weekly index giving back almost half of the record bounce made after the change in prime minister.

CONSUMER confidence has slipped further, retracing almost half of the record bounce it enjoyed when Malcolm Turnbull became prime minister.

THE ANZ/Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence index slumped a further 0.5 per cent last week, after falling 3.4 per cent the previous week.