U.K. Retail Sales Rebound as Heat Wave Boosts Clothing Demand
- Sales including fuel rise 0.6% in June, beating forecasts
- Retailers make 0.09% contribution to GDP in second quarter
Pedestrians and shoppers cross Oxford Street in London.
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U.K. retailers received a summer boost last month as sweltering temperatures spurred sales of clothing.
The quantity of goods sold in stores and online rose 0.6 percent, more than economists forecast, following a 1.1 percent decline in May, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed Thursday. Sales excluding auto fuel jumped 0.9 percent.