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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