UK retail sales weaken in August, CBI says
LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - British retail sales weakened in August after their strongest performance in six months in July, although stores expect a recovery in September, a monthly survey from the Confederation of British Industry showed on Wednesday. The CBI's headline sales volume balance — based on retailers' assessment of sales volumes compared with a year earlier — fell to a two-month low -48 in August from -26 in July.
LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - British retail sales weakened in August after their strongest performance in six months in July, although stores expect a recovery in September, a monthly survey from the Confederation of British Industry showed on Wednesday. The CBI's headline sales volume balance — based on retailers' assessment of sales volumes compared with a year earlier — fell to a two-month low -48 in August from -26 in July.
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