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Finland Consumers More Pessimistic In August, Business Confidence Rises

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Finland's consumer confidence remained more negative in August, survey figures from Statistics Finland showed on Wednesday.

Separate data from the Confederation of Finnish Industries revealed that industrial sentiment improved close to its long-term average.

The consumer confidence index dropped to -7.6 in August from -6.4 in July. Moreover, the score is well below the long-term average of -2.7.

The data was collected from 1,236 people between August 1 and 18.

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