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- UK retail sales rose 0.5% in August, beating forecasts of a 0.2% decline.
- Three-month summer sales were up 2.4% year-on-year, above the 1.9% forecast.
- Department stores posted a 1.8% month-on-month sales gain in August.
- Online retail grew 1.7% month-on-month in August.
- Fuel sales fell 1.7% in August, according to the Office for National Statistics.