UK Retail Sales Fall More Than Expected in Spell of Warm Weather
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UK retail sales tumbled more than expected as unusually warm weather deterred shoppers from spending on clothes for autumn and winter.
The volume of goods sold in stores and online fell 0.9% in September, erasing a 0.4% gain the month before, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday. Economists had expected an 0.4% drop.