Economy
Retail sales recover as inflation slows, CBI finds
Looking ahead, it revealed retailers expect sales to fall slightly next month, but to remain broadly in line with seasonal norms
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Retail sales grew at their fastest pace since December 2022 in the year to May, as sales volumes jumped 8% to -44%, according to the latest CBI Distributive Trades Survey.
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