The following is an unedited transcript of the news release from the UK National Statistics.



In the three months to June the seasonally adjusted index for retail sales at constant 2000 prices was 1.1% higher than the previous three months.

Between May and June the volume of sales rose 0.2%, reflecting increases in all sectors except food stores and non-store retailing and repair.The volume of sales in predominantly food stores in the latest three months decreased by 0.1 per cent over the previous three months. In predominantly non-food stores sales were up 1.9 per cent.

Volume seasonally adjusted (2000=100)

In April to June the seasonally adjusted volume of sales increased by 3.8 per cent compared with a year earlier, within this predominantly food stores increased by 1.3 per cent and predominantly non-food stores increased by 4.5 per cent.

Value not seasonally adjusted

Based on not seasonally adjusted data, the average weekly value of retail sales in June was £5.0 billion, 3.8 per cent higher than June 2006. In April to June the value of sales in current prices was 4.4 per cent higher than in the same period a year earlier.

In April to June the value of sales (not seasonally adjusted) by predominantly food stores was 3.6 per cent higher than a year earlier; sales by predominantly non-food stores were 4.6 per cent higher.


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