Data from the Office for National Statistics is unlikely to lift the dark clouds over UK retail but a better month is expected and could prove a thin ray of sunshine. Retail sales fell by over 1% in December, as the real wage squeeze continued to weigh on spending, even over the festive season. "That said," noted HSBC, "January saw a four-point rise in consumer confidence from December's post-referendum low. Against this backdrop, and given the sizeable fall in December, we expect a small rise ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...
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