ECONOMICS COMMENTARY
Sep 19, 2013
UK retail sales fall in August after July spree, but underlying trend remains firm
Consumers pulled back on their retail spending after raising their expenditure sharply in July. However, sales are still trending higher and at the fastest rate since mid-2007, while the economy looks set to have grown strongly in the third quarter.
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