ECONOMICS COMMENTARY
Jan 17, 2014
UK retail sales show strongest annual rise in nine years
UK retail sales smashed through expectations in December. Despite the rise, sales over the fourth quarter as a whole slowed compared to the previous quarter, suggesting growth in the wider economy may also have weakened, but the strength of the latest upswing bodes well for a continuation of strong economic growth as we move into 2014.
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