U.K. Retail Sales Jump 0.8% as Prices Fall Most in 12 Years
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U.K. retail sales rose at the fastest pace in six months in October, boosted by sales of household goods such as furniture and spending on food.
The volume of sales including auto fuel jumped 0.8 percent from September, when they fell 0.4 percent, the Office for National Statistics said in London today. Economists forecast a 0.3 percent increase, according to the median of 23 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey. Sales excluding fuel also rose 0.8 percent on the month.