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U.K. Retail Sales YoY

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Latest Release

Aug 17, 2017

Actual

1.3%

Forecast

1.4%

2.8%

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.

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	1.3%	1.4%	2.8%
Jul 20, 2017 (Jun)	09:30	2.9%	2.5%	0.9%
Jun 15, 2017 (May)	09:30	0.9%	1.7%	4.2%
May 18, 2017 (Apr)	09:30	4.0%	2.1%	2.0%
Apr 21, 2017 (Mar)	09:30	1.7%	3.4%	3.7%
Mar 23, 2017 (Feb)	10:30	3.7%	2.6%	1.0%

News

British retail sales slow in July after strong second quarter By Reuters - Aug 17, 2017

By David Milliken and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales growth slowed broadly as expected in July after a strong second quarter, as shoppers cut back on purchases of most goods ...

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 ...

Sunshine lifts UK retail sales, points to brighter growth By Reuters - Jul 20, 2017

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Sunny weather brought British shoppers out and led to stronger retail sales than expected in June, shaking off a gloomy start to the year ...

Analysis

US Stocks Fall, Dollar Dumped, Euro Holds 1.17 By Kathy Lien - Aug 17, 2017

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. It was another day for the U.S. dollar where flows were dominated by Trump’s political woes. The greenback’s ...

Light Relief: UK Economic Headwinds By RBS Economics Team - Jul 24, 2017

Does June's unexpected fall in the rate of inflation herald the start of a retreat? It seems unlikely. The fall in sterling that has helped push inflation higher is still filtering through into ...

Busy Day On The Continent: FTSE Boosted, European Equities In The Red By David Madden - Jul 20, 2017

Europe European equity markets started out strong this morning as the Bank of Japan kept their policy unchanged overnight. Then the lack of change from the European Central Bank initially kept stocks ...

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