5 September 2001, 10:48 CBI reports pick-up in UK retail sales in August
--CBI says net 49% UK retailers' Aug sales up, vs Jul 44%
--CBI says net 42% UK retailers expect higher sales in Sep
--CBI report finds unexpected increase in UK Aug retail prices
--CBI says retail survey reflects strong UK consumer spending
London, Sept. 5 (BridgeNews) - U.K. consumers continued to spend
freely in August, according to the latest Confederation of British
Industry distributive trades survey. A net 49% of retailers said sales
were up compared with a year ago, which was above the net 44% reporting
sales up in July and well up on the net 30% reporting higher sales in
June.
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