UK Retail Sales, October 2012

From ons.gov.uk

•In October 2012, year-on-year estimates of retail sales volumes continued to show upward movements that have been seen in the retail sector since August 2011. However, this is not a long term pattern for the retail sector which overall, between 2007 and 2012, has been relatively flat. •Compared with October 2011, the quantity of goods bought (all retailing seasonally adjusted volumes) in October 2012 was estimated to have increased by 0.6 per cent. Between the same periods, the amount spent (all retailing seasonally adjusted sales values) was estimated to have increased by 1.6 per cent. •Looking at the monthly ... (full story)