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| UK retail sales up 0.3% in November | UK retail sales up 0.3% in November |
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| UK retail sales rose last month, official figures have shown, as the colder weather boosted sales of warm clothing. | UK retail sales rose last month, official figures have shown, as the colder weather boosted sales of warm clothing. |
| The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said sales increased by 0.3% in November compared with the month before. | The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said sales increased by 0.3% in November compared with the month before. |
| Compared with a year earlier, sales were up 2%, the ONS said. | Compared with a year earlier, sales were up 2%, the ONS said. |
| Sales of shoes, clothes and textiles increased by 3.8% in November. The ONS also noted "record" online sales. | |
| It said investment by department stores into their websites had boosted the sales, but "detracted from sales in store". | |
| Sales in department stores fell by 3.1% throughout the month. | |
| 'Decent increase' | |
| The British Retail Consortium said sales in November had been slow at first, but then picked up as the colder weather sparked an increase in the sales of winter clothing. | |
| David Tinsley, UK economist at BNP Paribas, said the ONS figures were in line with expectations and showed a "decent monthly increase". | |
| He said there would need to be a "very large rise" in December for sales across the fourth quarter not to look "considerably weaker". | |
| Mr Tinsley said: "A softer retail picture may help assuage some fears that growth is currently just being driven by consumer spending." |