Westpac’s credit card index is a decent leading indicator for consumption. The Westpac Card Tracker Index* has softened slightly over the second half of February, easing to 127.8 over the week ended February 24 from 128.5 in the second week of the month. That is a firmer level compared to the weakness seen through Nov-Jan, which averaged
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