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BBC NEWS 24 209 08 Oct 17:24/15 ************ ********* ************* * *** *** ** ********* ************* ************ ************************** RETAIL SALES UP IN SEPTEMBER Annual retail sales volume rose in September, following a standstill in August, according to the CBI's distributive trades survey.
A positive balance of 14% of retailers said that sales volume had risen.
But the CBI noted that the results were boosted by comparison with September last year when sales were low after the death of the Princess of Wales.
It said that consumer confidence was not robust and that the underlying three-month trend was the lowest since October 1995. Headlines 200 Markets 240 Sharecheck 220 Currencies 250