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Sharp fall for retail sales
Retail sales in the UK fell 3.9% in June, after they had shown a sudden and unexpected 3.6% record surge in May. The reversal from the revised May figure is the sharpest monthly decline since the series began in 1986.
Analysts had expected a decrease, with consumer spending being squeezed by rising fuel bills and food costs.
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