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Retail sales (by value) were flat in July for the second month in a row.
ECONOMIST: Overview
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The value of retail sales increased by 1.4% in July, leaving it 4.8% higher than a year before.
ECONOMIST: Overview
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It reckons that the value of retail sales rose by 3.2% in the year to October, rather than falling slightly.
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In Germany the value of retail sales declined by 1.7% in September, leaving it 1.2% lower than a year before.
ECONOMIST: Overview
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This finding was backed up by figures showing that the value of retail sales had risen by only 0.1% in May.
ECONOMIST: Overview
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The value of retail sales rose by a faster-than-expected 1.8% in March.
ECONOMIST: Overview
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In November, the value of retail sales fell by a record 3.7% from the previous month, owing mostly to the end of the incentives.
ECONOMIST: Overview
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At the other end of the production chain, the value of retail sales slipped by 0.2% in October, after a fall of 0.8% the month before.
ECONOMIST: Overview
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The value of retail sales in Scotland grew by 1% between July and September and by more than 2% over the year, according to official figures.
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The British Retail Consortium reported on July 5th that the value of sales between April and June fell by 2.4% compared with the same period a year before.
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Verdict Research, a retail consultancy, is forecasting a 4.2% decline in the value of retail spending, excluding food and internet sales, in 2009.
ECONOMIST: The high street will stay in trouble
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There often is debate about whether, if we went the national consumption tax route, a value-added tax (VAT) or retail sales tax (RST) would be better.
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The volume of retail sales increased by 0.3% compared to the previous quarter, while their value grew by 0.6%.
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