Economic Buzz: UK retail sales growth weakens in September

UK retail sales registered slower growth in September amid looming budget, the British Retail Consortium said Tuesday.

Retail sales grew 2.3 percent year-on-year in September, slower than the 3.1 percent increase in August. In the same period last year, retail sales had advanced 2.0 percent.

Food sales grew 4.3 percent compared to an increase of 2.3 percent last year. At the same time, non-food sales advanced 0.7 percent versus a growth of 1.7 percent in the prior year.

Powered by Commodity Insights