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UK retail sales drop unexpectedly as shoppers await Black Friday and budget

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Supermarkets, clothing stores and online mail order firms suffer sales declines as consumers delay purchases

Sales at UK retailers slumped unexpectedly last month as shoppers waited for Black Friday deals, and uncertainty over the upcoming budget dampened consumer confidence.

Retail sales fell 1.1% month on month in October, the first fall since May, according to official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Economists had been expecting sales growth to be flat on the previous month.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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