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Retail growth stalls
UK retail sales were unchanged in August compared with July, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The figures - combined with yesterday's announcement that unemployment has reached a 14-year - have cast doubts on the strength of the economic recovery.
All non-food sectors, apart from household goods, suffered declines in sales. The worst hit were textile, clothing and footwear shops, where sales dipped 1.3%.
Post Date: September 17th, 2009
The figures - combined with yesterday's announcement that unemployment has reached a 14-year - have cast doubts on the strength of the economic recovery.
All non-food sectors, apart from household goods, suffered declines in sales. The worst hit were textile, clothing and footwear shops, where sales dipped 1.3%.
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Post Date: September 17th, 2009




