Retail Sales Of Clothing And Footwear Increased Sharply In May

Data released by the National Bureau of statistics show that the weather is better and some stores are better.

To boost, the British people returned to business street for consumption, and retail sales were strong in May.

According to the data, the monthly sales rate of retail sales in the 5 quarter rose by 1.4% in the UK, up 1.2% in May, and 2.4% in retail sales in May, an increase of 2%.

The National Bureau of statistics revised the retail sales month rate in April to 2.4% from the previous 2.3%. The annual rate has not been revised, and it is still down 1.1%.

The data also showed that the monthly sales rate of core retail sales rose by 0.9% in the 5 quarter of the UK, with an increase of 0.7%, an increase of 3% and an increase of 3%.

Retail sales recovery and inflation slowdown

This is good news, because that means consumption will increase, and then provide the necessary impetus for the British economy, which is in recession.

Data show, UK May

And footwear sales increased significantly, the monthly rate increased by 3.4%, mainly due to most of the time in May, the weather became warmer.

Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Bureau of Statistics said that the sales rate of department stores in the UK increased by 0.8% in May, and the discount was a major factor in sales growth.

In addition, the UK store price inflation index fell to 0.9% in May, the lowest level since October 2009, consistent with the 2.8% increase in consumer price index (CPI) released earlier this month.