UK retail sales dropped at a slower pace in June as food sales rebounded amid Jubilee celebrations but consumers spent less on clothing and household goods in response to high inflation, official data revealed Friday.
Retail sales volume fell only by 0.1 percent month-on-month in June, following a revised 0.8 percent decrease in May, the Office for National Statistics reported. This was also slower than the expected 0.3 percent fall.
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by Renju Jaya
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