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UK Consumer Spending Slowed Before Last Week's Budget, Retailers Say

British consumer spending grew only modestly last month as uncertainty in the run-up to finance minister Rachel Reeves' 30 October budget and rising e...

UK Shop Prices Fall By The Most Since August 2021, Survey Shows

Prices in British shops fell at the fastest pace in more than three years in September, the British Retail Consortium has said.

Growth Softens Across UK Businesses In September, PMI Shows

British businesses reported a slowdown in growth this month, according to a survey that also showed waning price pressures, potentially encouraging the Ban...

UK July Retail Sales Boosted By Discounts, Sporting Events: ONS

British retail sales recovered in July with department stores and sports equipment stores boosted by summer discounts and sporting events.

UK Weather Rains On Consumer Spending In July

British shoppers kept a tight grip on their purse strings last month as rainy weather again dampened their appetite for spending, according to two differen...

UK Inflation Returns To 2% Target For First Time Since 2021

British inflation returned to its 2% target in May for the first time in nearly three years, latest data from the Office for National Statistics...

UK Shop Price Growth Back To Normal, Retailers Say

Prices in British shops rose at the slowest pace in two-and-a-half years this month, according to the British Retail Consortium, which added that the rate...