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| Retail sales in June boosted by hot weather | Retail sales in June boosted by hot weather |
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| Retail sales rose in June as warm weather boosted fuel and supermarket sales, according to official data. | Retail sales rose in June as warm weather boosted fuel and supermarket sales, according to official data. |
| Sales volumes increased by 0.9% in the month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. | Sales volumes increased by 0.9% in the month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. |
| Supermarkets reported people buying more drinks, while fuel sales were up as consumers "ventured out and about in the sunshine", the ONS said. | Supermarkets reported people buying more drinks, while fuel sales were up as consumers "ventured out and about in the sunshine", the ONS said. |
| But it said sales had fallen by 2.8% in May, which was more than it had previously estimated. | |
| After May's fall in sales, a rebound in June had been expected, but the increase was lower than many economists had forecast. | |
| Ruth Gregory, deputy chief UK economist at Capital Economics, called June's sales increase "disappointingly small". | |
| The latest figures mean sales volumes are up 0.2% across the April-to-June quarter, suggesting that the economy as a whole will see lacklustre growth over the period. |