Consumer confidence in Guyana highest in Caricom at 82

Shoppers in downtown Georgetown earlier this week

Statistics published in the recently released third quarter Caricom Consumer Sentiment Survey indicate that while consumer sentiment across the region recorded a significant improvement between July and September this year, public confidence in government handling of the respective economies of the region remains relatively low.

According to the survey, which is undertaken by the Department of Management Studies of the University of the West Indies’ Cave Hill Campus, the overall regional Consumer Sentiment Index,