U.K. Retail Sales Climbed in August on Warmer Weather

U.K. retail sales ticked up in August after better weather boosted food sales, according to a report by KPMG and the British Retail Consortium, the Wall Street Journal reported. Total retail sales for the four weeks to Aug. 24 increased 1% on year, compared with 0.5% growth the prior month and a three-month average growth of 0.4%, the report said. Growth was once again driven mainly by food purchases. In the three months to Aug. 24, food sales increased 2.9% compared with the year-prior period. Nonfood sales over the same period decreased 1.7%.
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