SYDNEY, March 26 (Reuters) – Australian consumer sentiment eased from 20-month highs in March as worries about the economic outlook and family finances returned to darken the mood, a survey showed on Tuesday.
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment slipped 1.8% in March, from February when it jumped 6.2%. The index reading of 84.4 showed pessimists outnumbered optimists, much as it has for months now.
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