UK retailers have enjoyed strong year-on-year growth in sales this month, according to a survey that yesterday provided some light amid the economic gloom.
And retailers predict a further sharp year-on-year rise in sales volumes in November.
Clothing stores and furniture and carpet retailers have traded strongly, the Confederation of British Industry survey showed.
In the survey, conducted between September 26 and October 17, 47% of retailers reported sales were up on the same month of last year, with only 17% saying they were lower.
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