UK retail sales values index up 0.4 per cent in April
However, retail sales volumes decline by 1.1 per cent.
By New Statesman Published 23 May 2012
Shoppers carrying sale bags in London. Credit: Getty Images.
The all retail sales values index in the UK increased by 0.4 per cent in April 2012 compared to same period last year and decreased by 2.8 per cent compared with last month, according to the figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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