U.K. Retail Sales Plunge as Omicron Keeps Shoppers at Home
Economists had expected a decrease of 0.6%. Sales excluding auto fuel declined 3.6%.
Economists had expected a decrease of 0.6%. Sales excluding auto fuel declined 3.6%.
The drop was due to a fall in sales volumes in non-food stores, with lighting and furniture businesses the hardest hit.
Overall retail sales volumes dropped 3.8% on the month in November, their biggest decline since the first lockdown in April.
U.K. health authorities have rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval.
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