Sterling pays little attention to weaker than expected retail sales data.
- Retail sales including auto and fuel came in at -0.8% mom, 3.0% yoy in September versus expectation of -0.4% mom, 3.6% yoy.
- Retail sales excluding auto and fuel came in at -0.8% mom, 3.2% yoy in September versus expectation of -0.4% mom, 3.8% yoy.
ONS Head of Retail Sales Rhian Murphy said: “Retail continued to grow in the three months to September with jewellery shops and online stores seeing particularly strong sales. This was despite a stark slowdown in food sales in September, following a bumper summer.”
