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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Michael Hunter

Gloom grips the high street as retail sales and consumer confidence falter in a wait-and-see economy

There were fresh signs today that the UK may be struggling to get out of recession in a wait-and-see economy, with stuttering high street sales and faltering consumer confidence. 

Retail sales for February stagnated month-on-month, coming in bang on zero, although that avoided an overall drop of 0.4% predicted by City experts. 

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