Following the release of the UK April retail sales report, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) offers further details, as highlighted below.
Petrol prices reported the largest recovery, up 4.7% in April vs -6.9% in March.
Sales volumes 3M/3M rose just 0.1% s/a.
The volume of goods sold over last 6-mths broadly unchanged.
Department stores only major sector to not see rebound in quantity bought.
Online sales grew 17.3% y/y compared to 16.1% a yr-ago.
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