British Consumers Headed to Stores in Sweltering May
- Barclaycard says spending rose annual 5.1 percent last month
- Pubs, clothing shops reap rewards of warmest May on record
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U.K. consumer spending grew strongly last month as the warmest May on record saw shoppers flock to the stores in droves.
Spending increased 5.1 percent from a year earlier, the most since April 2017, Barclaycard said Tuesday. In a separate report, the British Retail Consortium said total sales jumped 4.1 percent, the biggest gain since January 2014 when distortions caused by the timing of Easter are excluded.