In the three months to January 2019, the quantity bought increased by 0.7% when compared with the previous three months. The monthly growth rate in the quantity bought increased by 1.0% in January 2019, following a decline of 0.7% in December 2018. Year-on-year growth in the quantity bought in January 2019 was 4.2%, the highest since December 2016; while year-on-year average store prices slowed to 0.4%, the lowest price increase since November 2016. The quantity bought in textile, clothing and footwear stores showed strong year-on-year growth at 5.5% as stores took advantage of the January sales, with a year-on-year ... (full story)