Consumer confidence hits 4-month low in Aug - Nationwide

LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer confidence slipped to a four-month low in August as the economy remained in the doldrums, the monthly Nationwide survey showed on Wednesday -- though the building society said it was a relief that the drop was not bigger.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/18a760ba/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Consumer+confidence+hits+4-month+low+in+Aug+-+Nationwide&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F20%2Fuk-britain-consumer-idUKTRE78J7BK20110920%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Consumer+confidence+hits+4-month+low+in+Aug+-+Nationwide&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F20%2Fuk-britain-consumer-idUKTRE78J7BK20110920%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div> [More]

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