Consumer confidence in Australia deteriorated further in July, the latest survey from Westpac Bank and the Melbourne Institute revealed on Wednesday – sliding 3.2 percent on month to a seven-month low index score of 92.2.

That follows the 6.9 percent plunge in June to a score of 95.3 – still below the boom-or-bust line of 100 that separates optimists from pessimists.

Among the individual components, the outlook for economic conditions over the next year tumbled 10.4 percent. For the next five years, the index fell 4.4 percent.

The index for if it was a good time to buy a major household item added 0.2 percent.

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