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Thu 10 Oct 2008UK retail sales growth hits 2-year low
British retail sales volumes fell in September and the annual rate of growth slowed to its weakest in two-and-a-half years, official data showed today, showing consumers struggling as the economy slows.
The Office for National Statistics said sales fell 0.4 per cent last month, after a revised 1.1 per cent gain in August, taking the annual rate down to 1.8 per cent from 3.3 per cent, the weakest since February 2006.
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