Article 412WG UK retail sales fall in September as shoppers spend less on food

UK retail sales fall in September as shoppers spend less on food

by
Larry Elliott Economics editor
from Economics | The Guardian on (#412WG)

ONS snapshot shows drop of 0.8%, which is bigger than expected after summer splurge

A strong summer for Britain's retailers came to an abrupt end in September as weaker demand for food hit supermarkets and dragged down spending overall.

The latest spending snapshot from the Office for National Statistics showed the volume of sales for shops and online businesses had dropped by 0.8%, twice the monthly fall analysts had been expecting.

Related: Cheaper chocolate and meat drive down UK inflation in September

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