Sunny climate and the ladies’s Euro soccer event helped to carry retail gross sales in July, in line with the newest official figures.
Retail gross sales volumes rose by 0.6% in July, in line with the Workplace for Nationwide Statistics (ONS), which was increased than analysts’ forecasts.
The discharge of the figures had been delayed by two weeks over issues concerning the high quality of the information.
The ONS has come underneath hearth not too long ago over the reliability of a few of its statistics.
Whereas gross sales volumes in July rose, gross sales within the three months to July had been down 0.6% in comparison with the earlier three months.
“Supermarkets, sports activities retailers and family items shops had a robust begin to the yr, however spending there has fallen since March,” stated the ONS’s director common of financial statistics, James Benford.
Nonetheless, he added this was partially offset by sturdy gross sales on-line and at clothes and footwear shops.
Mr Benford apologised for errors in previous information, and stated the ONS had “enchancment plans” in place.
