KYIV, Oct 20 - The consumer confidence of Ukrainians rose 0.4 points to 59 in September and was 8.9 points higher from a year ago, GfK Ukraine research group measuring the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) reported.

According to the press release, the Index of the Current Situation (ICS) increased by 4.1 points to the level of 55. The components of this index have changed as follows: Index of Current Personal Financial Standing equals 48.8, which is 4.6 points higher than the indicator in August; Index of Propensity to Consume increased by 3.5 points reached the indicator of 61.2.