Economy
December retail sales fall 1% despite Christmas boost
Anecdotal evidence from ONS found that the Royal Mail strikes had caused more people to shop in stores
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Retail sales volumes fell by 1% in December 2022 after a 0.5% fall in November 2022, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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