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UK retail sales fall 1.5% in January UK retail sales fall 1.5% in January
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Retail sales in the UK fell by 1.5% in January from the month before, official figures have shown.Retail sales in the UK fell by 1.5% in January from the month before, official figures have shown.
The fall was sharper than expected, and followed a strong increase in sales during December. The fall was sharper than expected, and followed a strong increase in December when sales volumes jumped 2.5%.
Retail sales in January were up by 4.3% compared with a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics figures showed. However, retail sales in January were up by 4.3% compared with a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics figures showed.
The ONS said non-food stores had seen "notable" growth, with sales up 8% from a year earlier.
Shops selling household goods recorded annual sales growth of 9.8% - the strongest rate since July 2007 - although the ONS said the figure may have been boosted by weak sales in January 2013 when heavy snowfall affected trading.