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UK retail sales struggle as cost of living takes hold
UK retail sales struggle as cost of living takes hold
Updated October 20, 2023 at 8:15 a.m. ET
UK retail sales fell more sharply than expected in September amid an increasingly gloomy backdrop for consumer spending.
Volumes fell 0.9% in September, data from the National Statistics Office showed on Friday, faster than the 0.4% expected by economists in a poll carried out by the Wall Street Journal.
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