UK retail sales rebound on Euros boost
Published on: Saturday, July 24, 2021
By: AFP
A sign requesting shoppers' patience about products temporarily out of stock is displayed on empty shelves in a supermarket at Nine Elms, south London.
LONDON: UK retail sales rebounded in June, with food and drink purchases lifted as football fans enjoyed the delayed Euro 2020 tournament, official data showed Friday.Retail sales climbed 0.5 per cent from May, when they had dropped, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement.
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“June’s retail sales have picked up again following the dip seen last month, with the main driver coming from food and drink sales, boosted by football fans across Britain enjoying the Euros,” noted Darren Morgan, ONS director of economic statistics.
England, Scotland and Wales all participated at the Euros that took part across Europe.
The final in London saw England lose to Italy.
Food store sales jumped 4.2 per cent in June, offsetting a 1.7-per cent drop in non-food purchases, the ONS said Friday.
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