DIY sales jump drives fourth month of UK retail sales recovery – business live

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As well as the home improvement sales that the ONS highlighted, clothing sales were also a big contributor to retail sales growth. Clothes sales rose by 13.5%, a sign that “discretionary spending continued to recover”, said Andrew Wishart, a UK economist at Capital Economics, a consultancy. Having already exceeded their pre-virus level in July, the further rise in retail sales in August shows the striking rebound of consumer spending after the crisis.

 

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