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Retail sales rise by 1% as consumer confidence wavers ahead of energy price hike

Retail sales rise by 1% as consumer confidence wavers ahead of energy price hike




Fragile consumer confidence saw retail sales rise by 1% on the year in August as nervousness grows ahead of next month’s energy bill increase and Labour’s first budget.



Source link : https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/business/retail-sales-rise-1-consumer-33587874

Author : [email protected] (Josie Clarke, PA Consumer Affairs Correspondent, Lawrence Matheson)

Publish date : 2024-09-03 07:30:29

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