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21 May 2022 [08:00] - Today.Az
By Trend British retail sales jumped unexpectedly in April, official data showed on Friday, but the outlook for consumer spending remained resolutely downbeat as the cost-of-living crunch intensifies, Trend reports with reference to Reuters. Retail sales volumes rose by 1.4% month-on-month last month after a 1.2% drop in March. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a 0.2% monthly fall in retail sales. The wider picture, however, remains weak. Retail sales in the three months to April fell 0.3%, after a 0.7% drop in March. Earlier on Friday, Britain's longest-running gauge of consumer confidence, the GfK survey, fell to its lowest since records began in 1974.
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