The Scottish Government said that sales volumes north of the Border had increased by 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in the three months to June. It said that the comparable increase over the period for England, Wales and Scotland as a whole was 1.3%.
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Scottish retail sales lagging behind
Retail sales volumes grew in Scotland at less than half the rate recorded for Great Britain as a whole in the second quarter, official data revealed yesterday, signalling consumers north of the Border may be more worried about looming public spending cuts.
