UK retail sales crept up 1% in the three months to February compared with the previous three months according to government statistics out today (20 March).
UK retail sales crept up 1% in the three months to February compared with the previous three months according to government statistics out today (20 March).
The increase was driven by a 1% rise in food sales, the Office for National Statistics said, despite an expected decline by analysts.
Total sales volume in the three months to February 2008 was 4.7% higher than the same period a year ago, while figures for food retail rose by 2%, the largest growth for this sector since May 2007.
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