Retail sales were flat on the month in August against expectations for a small rise, with clothing sales exerting the biggest downward impact, official data showed.
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Retail sales flat in AugustRetail sales were flat on the month in August against expectations for a small rise, with clothing sales exerting the biggest downward impact, official data showed.
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![]( "UK retail sales up 0.4% in July, public finances sour")
UK retail sales up 0.4% in July, public finances sourBritish retail sales rose twice as fast as expected last month while government borrowing posted a record deficit for a July, official data showed.
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![]( "Retail sales rise more than expected")
Retail sales rise more than expectedRetail sales rose much more than expected in April with most sectors doing well, suggesting that consumer spending is holding up despite the recession.
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![]( "Retail sales rise unexpectedly in January")
Retail sales rise unexpectedly in JanuaryRetail sales unexpectedly rose in January as shoppers took advantage of aggressive price cuts to stock up on new clothes, books and CDs in the post-Christmas sales, official data showed on Friday. The Office for Natio...
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![]( "Clothes and sales tax cut curb inflation")
Clothes and sales tax cut curb inflationInflation fell by its biggest amount in almost 17 years thanks to a cut in sales tax and because retailers had to slash prices in one of the worst Christmas shopping seasons on record.
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Retail sales slump in JuneRetail sales slumped in June at the sharpest rate on record, official figures showed on Thursday, more than wiping out May's record rise and dragging three-month growth down to its weakest since late last year.
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![]( "May retail sales soar at record pace")
May retail sales soar at record paceLONDON (Reuters) -- Retail sales unexpectedly soared in May at their fastest monthly rate since the series began in 1986, driven by record sales of food and clothes, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday.
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![]( "Retail sales surge raises rate hike talk")
Retail sales surge raises rate hike talkRetail sales volumes shot up in February at their fastest pace in a year and twice the rate predicted as clothing and footwear sales surged, raising expectations that interest rates may soon go up. Sales volumes rose 1.