ONS snapshot shows drop of 0.8%, which is bigger than expected after summer splurge A strong summer for Britain's retailers came to an abrupt end in September as weaker demand for food dragged down spending overall. The latest snapshot of spending from the Office for National Statistics showed that the volume of sales for shops and online businesses dropped by 0.8% - a bigger monthly fall than analysts had been expecting.
ONS snapshot shows drop of 0.8%, which is bigger than expected after summer splurge A strong summer for Britain's retailers came to an abrupt end in September as weaker demand for food dragged down spending overall. The latest snapshot of spending from the Office for National Statistics showed that the volume of sales for shops and online businesses dropped by 0.8% - a bigger monthly fall than analysts had been expecting.
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