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UK Retail sales - October 2011
•Headline: Value of retail sales in October 2011 showed an increase of 5.4 per cent compared with October 2010. •Headline: Sales volumes in October 2011 increased by 0.9 per cent compared to October 2010. •Non-seasonally adjusted volume data shows that small stores provided the most upward pressure increasing by 5.3 per cent, in comparison large stores decreased by 0.3 per cent over the same period. Non-seasonally adjusted value data shows that small stores value sales grew by 9.5 per cent, in comparison large stores increased by 4.3 per cent. •Food stores sales volumes increased year on year for the first ... (full story)