British retail sales in May 2.7 percent

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British retail sales in May 2.7 percent, as a steep decrease in the expected, the first, the first, the first, the first, the first fell this year.

Friday figures from the office for national statistics, was lower than 0.5 percent by the surveyed economists by Reuters.

Since December 2023, the largest autumn for each month, retailers who caused the increase in April to increase in the unusual sunny weather.

In May, the sales of the grocery store turned into a leap in April again. In general, the retail volume decreased by 1.3 percent in May compared to the same month last year.

The consultant’s capital economy, Paul Dales, economic economy, said: “A sharp fall in sales, added to other evidence of economic growth in Q1.”

Retail The figures are the first formal economic information for May, which provides consumer demand indicator.

As there were separate figures published by the ons on Friday, the British government has owed more than expected in May.

Last month, the budget liability was more than £ 17.7 billion in the UK’s official financial guard and the budget liability last year, 7.1 billion pounds.

The borrowing – the difference between the expenditures and revenues of the general public sector – was £ 37.7bn, £ 40.7bn, which is below £ 40.7 billion for the first two months of the new tax year.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under pressure to improve public services and growing daily expenditures in 2029-30 in 2029-30 to balance the financial order to balance the 2029-30s.