Fuel sale rise keeps retail flat

Published date22 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Retailers reported the highest level of automotive fuel sales since May 2022, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said - up 3.2%

The latest ONS data showed sales growth was recorded at 0.0% across the retail sector, down from 0.1% growth in February. In the first three months of 2024, retail sales volumes rose 1.9%, compared with the last quarter of 2023.

"Retail sales registered no growth in March," ONS senior statistician Heather Bovill said. "Hardware stores, furniture shops, petrol stations and clothing stores all reported a rise in sales. However, these gains were offset by falling food sales, and in department stores where retailers say higher prices hit trading."

"Looking at the longer-term picture, across the latest three months retail sales increased after a poor Christmas."

The ONS said that its data had tracked rises in sales at second-hand goods shops, hardware shops and...

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