Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/GBP pairs and bearish for GBP/xxx pairs.
The most recent announced value for Retail Sales (YoY) was 1.1% against a forecast of 1.3%.
Recent economic data has been strongly bullish for GBP. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Retail Sales (YoY) result:
Previous | Latest | ||||
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BRC Like-For-Like Retail Sales (YoY) | Bullish change | 1.8% | 2.9% | ||
Retail Sales (MoM) | Bullish change | 0.3% | 0.6% | ||
Retail Sales ex-Fuel (MoM) | Bearish change | 0.6% | 0.5% | ||
Retail Sales ex-Fuel (YoY) | (no change) | 1.3% | 1.3% |
Country: | United Kingdom |
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Currency: | GBP |
Source: | Office for National Statistics |
Category: | Consumption |
Frequency: | Monthly |