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U.K. CBI Distributive Trades Survey

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Oct 28, 2024

Actual

-6

Forecast

-9

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Distributive Trades Survey (DTS) measures the well-being of the retail sector. The measure is compiled from survey results of about 150 retail and wholesale companies. It includes measures of sales activity across the distributive trades is a leading indicator of consumer spending. As a diffusion index, the figure is the difference between the percentage of retailers reporting an increase in sales and those reporting a decrease.

A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the GBP, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the GBP.

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Currency: GBP

Source: Confederation of British Indus...

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Oct 28, 2024 (Oct)	11:00	-6	-9	4
Sep 27, 2024 (Sep)	10:00	4	-17	-27
Aug 27, 2024 (Aug)	10:00	-27	-11	-43
Jul 29, 2024 (Jul)	10:00	-43	-20	-24
Jun 26, 2024 (Jun)	10:00	-24	1	8
May 28, 2024 (May)	10:00	8	-24	-44

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