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- UK retail sales rose at a faster pace than expected in August, numbers from the Office for National Statistics showed Friday, while public sector borrowing for last month hit a five-year high.
The ONS said retail sales volumes perked up 0.5% in August from July. They had risen 0.5% in July from June, a growth rate downwardly revised from 0.6%.
The latest figures were expected to show a 0.4% monthly rise for August, according to FXStreet, so the data beat expectations.