UK Retail Sales Rise Unexpectedly
18 Ottobre 2024 - 5:30AM
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UK retail sales logged an unexpected growth in September on
higher sales of technology products, the Office for National
Statistics said Friday.
Retail sales grew 0.3 percent on month in September, confounding
expectations for a 0.3 percent fall. This marked the third
consecutive increase. Sales had increased 1.0 percent in August and
0.8 percent in July.
Similarly, retail sales, excluding auto fuel gained at a slower
pace of 0.3 percent after rising 1.1 percent a month ago. Sales
were forecast to fall 0.3 percent.
Food store sales declined 1.9 percent due to unreasonably poor
weather and consumers cut back on luxury food items. Auto fuel
sales dropped 0.1 percent.
Meanwhile, computer and telecommunication retailers boosted
non-food store sales. Non-food store sales that combine the total
of department, clothing, household and other non-food stores,
increased 2.5 percent.
In September, retail sales advanced 3.9 percent from the last
year, the strongest since February 2022. Sales were forecast to
climb 3.2 percent after an increase of 2.3 percent in August.
Excluding auto fuel, retail sales grew 4.0 percent, following a
2.2 percent rise in the previous month.
Further, data showed that online spending values rose 1.3
percent in September. Compared to September 2023, online sales
surged 6.7 percent.
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