Data: Retail sales show solid growth in January despite stormy weather

Retail sales in the UK increased by 2.6% year-on-year last month, according to the latest figures from the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.
This growth follows a 1.2% rise in the same month last year, and was above both the three-month average growth of 1.1% and the 12-month average growth of 0.8%.
Food sales saw a more modest rise of 2.8% in January, down from 6.1% in January 2024, while non-food sales grew by 2.5%, an improvement compared to the 2.8% decline seen in January 2024.
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