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20 November 2008 10:10am
Retail sales better than expected
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Official sales figures from the UK high street have continued to defy expectations.
Retail sales declined by 0.1% in October, during a time when consumer confidence was shaken by turmoil in financial markets, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The decline was much better than expected by economists, who had predicted a fall of 0.5% or more.
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