Retail sales
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Retail sales fall at fastest pace since lockdown
CBI survey shows fall to -50, the lowest reading since January 2021
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Retail sales fall for seventh consecutive month
Retailers say they don’t have high hopes for Christmas either
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Retail sales fall well below inflation
Sales may have grown by 2.5% in October, but that is below inflation and the three-month average
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Retail sales fall at fastest pace in two years
Net balance falls to -44%, down from -25% in July
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Wet July dampens retail sales
Sales rose by 1.5%, down from 2.3% during last July’s heatwave
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Retail sales volumes fall further
A 9% drop in June follows a 10% fall in May
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Retailers remain pessimistic as sales stall
Optimism for the next quarter is at -6% on the index, up from -22% in the previous quarter
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October’s retail bounce likely to be short-lived
The CBI expects sales to fall next month, despite a lift in October
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Retail paying the price as cost of living bites
Sales are slowing despite inflation pushing up total amount spent in store
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Rise in sales hands retailers early Christmas present
But the increase is due to fears of shortages and price hikes next month
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Retail sales rise, but so do prices
Sales have risen at their sharpest pace in seven years
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Retail sector suffers worst year ever
Retail sales across the UK declined by 0.1% in 2019