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August retail sales down

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ONS Retail Sales figures reveal retail sales volumes for August fell by 0.5% The fall of 0.5% is

figures is lower than the 0.3% rise expected by economists. The monthly growth in retail sales for July was also revised to 0.8% from 1.1%.

The August 2010 ONS report stated that year-on-year sales volumes have grown by 0.4% and by 1.4% for the three months to August 2010.

Commenting on ONS retail sales figures for August, Richard Lowe, Head of Retail and Wholesale at Barclays Corporate said: “The slow down started to show in August with subdued consumer confidence finally filtering through to the High Street. The environment is likely to get tougher with next month’s Comprehensive Spending Review weighing heavily on household purses. The one significant increase, which is encouraging, was from e-commerce with a significant rise in online sales”.

According to ONS, consumer price inflation remained flat in August at 3.1% although there were significant upward and downward pressures between July and August. Clothing and footwear prices rose by 2.8% in August, driven by women’s outerwear where prices rose sharply at the start of the autumn fashion season.
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