UK: Clothing/Footwear Retail Sales On The Up
Official statistics on Thursday revealed UK retail sales growth slowed in March although the tills continued to ring out loud in the country's clothing and footwear stores. Figures showed retail sales volumes increased by just 0.1 per cent last month, versus 1.1 per cent in February. The annual rate slipped to 5.6 per cent from 5.8 per cent in February.