Retail Sales Bounces Back From Wet July as Consumer Confidence Continues to Grow

In August, the volume of retail sales in Great Britain grew by an estimated 0.4 percent after a 1.1 percent fall in July, according to the ONS.

Undated file photo of two people carrying clothes shopping bags. James Manning/PA

Britain’s retail sector has partially recovered in August as shoppers went back to high streets after a wet July, according to figures published on Friday.

It comes as the UK’s consumer confidence continued to grow in September back to the level last seen before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.