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UK Retail Sales Fall in November as Inflation Crisis Deepens
- Black Friday discounts fail to deliver their usual boost
- Figures add to concerns that Britain is already in recession
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UK retail sales unexpectedly fell in November as Black Friday failed to deliver its usual boost, deepening the cost of the living crisis engulfing the sector.
The volume of goods sold in shops and online fell 0.4%, the Office for National Statistics said Friday. Sales excluding auto fuel fell 0.3%. Economists expected a 0.3% gain on both measures.