Shoppers ignore Brexit chaos as UK retail sales show surprise jump
by Larry Elliott Economics editor from Economics | The Guardian on (#4DDBS)
Year-on-year rise in March of 6.7% was highest since October 2016, says ONS
Britain's consumers ignored the turmoil at Westminster last month and splashed out in high street stores and online.
Despite fears that spending would plummet as a result of mounting Brexit uncertainty, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed retail sales were up 1.1% in March.
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