Consumer confidence remains highConsumer confidence down slightly in Q3 2017 but Vietnam remains seventh most-optimistic country in the world. Despite falling 1 point to 115 points compared to the previous quarter, consumer confidence in Vietnam closed 2017 on a high note, helping the country again be ranked as the seventh most optimistic in the world, according to the latest issue of The Conference Board Global Consumer Confidence Survey, conducted in collaboration with Nielsen. And high levels of consumer confidence could be one of these advantages too.”However, Vietnamese consumers still had a strong affinity for saving. In this quarter, the top five concerns among Vietnamese consumers remained the same as in the previous quarter. Confidence scores in 2017 were consistently high in Southeast Asia region, with three out of six countries recording the highest confidence score in the world: the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam.