UK retail sales increased for the third straight month in August, the Office for National Statistics reported Friday. Retail sales volume increased 0.5 percent in August from a month ago. This followed a similar revised 0.5 percent increase seen in July and outpaced economists' forecast of 0.4 percent gain. Moreover, this was the third consecutive increase. Excluding auto fuel, growth in retail sa...
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