Retail sales in the U.K. fell in August

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Source: Businessweek

The Office for National Statistics reported on Thursday that the retail sales in the U.K. declined in August, since Olympics distracted shoppers. Retail sales fell by 0.2% from the July's level, whereas economists predicted that the decline would be steeper and equal to 0.3%. Non-store retailing, which is predominantly online shopping, lost 6.7%.

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