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U.K. Core Retail Sales MoM

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Latest Release

Aug 17, 2017

Actual

0.5%

Forecast

0.2%

0.6%

Retail Sales gauges the change in the aggregate value of sales at the retail level across the country. It is an important indicator of consumer spending accounting for the majority of overall economic activity. The Core number excludes Auto sales and Fuel, which tend to be very volatile.
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: Office for National Statistics

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Aug 17, 2017 (Jul)	09:30	0.5%	0.2%	0.6%
Jul 20, 2017 (Jun)	09:30	0.9%	0.5%	-1.5%
Jun 15, 2017 (May)	09:30	-1.6%	-0.8%	2.2%
May 18, 2017 (Apr)	09:30	2.0%	1.1%	-1.2%
Apr 21, 2017 (Mar)	09:30	-1.5%	-0.4%	1.6%
Mar 23, 2017 (Feb)	10:30	1.3%	0.4%	-0.3%

News

UK retail sales rise slightly more than forecast in July By Investing.com - Aug 17, 2017

Investing.com – Retail sales in the UK rose slightly more than expected in July, bolstering optimism over the British economy, official data showed on Thursday. In a report, UK Office for ...

UK retail sales recover in June, beating expectations By Investing.com - Jul 20, 2017

Investing.com – Retail sales in the UK rose more than expected in June, recovering slightly from the prior month’s slump and bolstering optimism over the British economy, official data ...

Forex - Dollar climbs to 2-week highs vs. other majors By Investing.com - Jun 15, 2017

Investing.com - The dollar climbed to two-week highs against other major currencies on Thursday, as a string of upbeat U.S. data and the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates ...

Analysis

USD/JPY Crashes Ahead Of Next Week’s FOMC By Kathy Lien - Jul 21, 2017

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The week just ended was marked by multi-year highs for many currencies. The biggest milestone was reached by the Australian ...

Is Euro Headed For 1.20? By Kathy Lien - Jul 20, 2017

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Concerns for low inflation are limited. While European Central Bank head Mario Draghi said Thursday that measures of ...

Dollar Extends Losses, Lives Or Dies On Trump By Kathy Lien - May 19, 2017

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The U.S. dollar came under heavy selling pressure this past week with the greenback breaking key support levels against the ...

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