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Great Britain retail sales volumes fell 0.4% month on month in September 2026, reversing August’s increase. Volumes excluding automotive fuel declined 0.7%, pointing to weaker retail demand beyond fuel.
Great Britain retail sales volumes increased 0.7% month on month in August 2026, reversing July’s decline. Volumes excluding automotive fuel increased 0.9%, although recent monthly results remained uneven.
UK nominal regular-pay growth rose to 3.7% in June–August 2026, while real regular-pay growth remained at 0.6%. The ONS figures show a modest pickup in nominal earnings growth without a corresponding acceleration in inflation-adjusted pay.
UK unemployment fell to 4.7% in June–August 2026, while the employment rate rose to 75.3%, according to the ONS. Both seasonally adjusted rates improved after four unchanged rolling estimates.
UK real GDP rose 0.1% in August 2026, slowing from July’s 0.4% increase. Growth over the three months to August strengthened to 0.7%, showing firmer activity over the broader period despite the softer monthly result.
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