(see related)Consumer groups
scoffed Wednesday at new consumer confidence data from Istat
national statistics bureau, saying it must have been collected
in a different country.
"Consumer confidence has improved significantly, as Istat
claims? Frankly, we don't think so. We wouldn't want the data to
come from surveys in other countries, as we fear," Adusbef and
Federconsumatori groups said in a statement.
They pointed out that that the consumer market was static or
got worse in the lead-up to the Christmas holiday.
"The trend confirms that our economic system is still trapped
in a standstill phase," they said, calling on the government to
urgently roll out measures to increase family purchasing power,
redistribute wealth, and create jobs.
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