Economy
Retail sales rise 1% in May despite low non-essential spending
Food sales increased by 3.6% compared with May 2024, while non-food sales fell by 1.1% – unchanged from the same rate of decline a year ago
Total retail sales rose by 1% year-on-year in the four weeks to 31 May, up from 0.7% in the same period last year, despite customers cutting back on non-essential purchases, according to new figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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