Economic Buzz: UK retail sales up by 0.8% in September

The United Kingdom's retail sales volumes added 0.8% in September compared with the same month a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said in a report published on Friday.

On a monthly basis, the figure declined by 0.4%, with non-store retailing down 2.2% and textile, clothing, and footwear store sales down 0.9%. Meanwhile, automotive fuel sales jumped by 2.2% compared with the previous month.

In the three months to September, sales volumes went up by 0.7% quarter-over-quarter and 1.5% year-over-year.

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