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Cost of living: Retail sales recover slightly in July with 0.3% rise but long-term decline persists
Summary by Ground News
UK retail sales rose in July but the longer-term downward trend in consumer spending shows no sign of abating, official data shows. Sales increased by 0.3% in July, which was much higher than economists' forecasts of a 0.2% drop, according to the Office for National Statistics.