UK retailers suffer worst September on record - BRC

FILE PHOTO: Visitors and shoppers walk along Sheep street in the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon, Britain, March 22, 2019. Picture taken March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls - Copyright Peter Nicholls(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 07/10/2019 - 13:04•Updated 20/04/2024 - 05:22

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LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers endured their worst September since records started in the mid-1990s, a retail survey showed on Monday, adding to signs that the consumer economy is starting to crack in the run-up to Brexit.

The British Retail Consortium said total retail sales values declined 1.3% in the year to September. Average growth over the last 12 months declined to 0.2%, the lowest rate on record, the BRC said.