Retail sales in the UK increased last month, according to ONS

Yorkshire Post

A rebound in the number of shoppers flocking to fashion and furniture stores helped boost retail sales last month, after wet weather dampened spending in April, according to new official figures.

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00:00Hello, my name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.

00:05Here are your headlines for this morning. A rebound in the number of shoppers flocking

00:10to fashion and furniture stores helped to boost retail sales last month,

00:15according to new official figures. The quantity of items bought rose by 2.9% in May,

00:22following a fall of 1.8% in April, according to the Office for National Statistics.

00:28Now, this figure has actually beaten forecasts, with some economists expecting sales to rise by

00:33just 1.6% last month. So, some much-needed good news for the economy. There was a rebound

00:40in the number of shoppers flocking to fashion and furniture stores last month in the UK.

00:46My name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.

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