British retailers returned to growth last month despite clothing stores reporting their weakest trading for almost three years. Economists said this was offset by a stronger month for supermarkets in the run up to Christmas. #retail #ONS
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00:00Hello, my name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post and here are your headlines for this morning.
00:08British retailers returned to growth last month, despite clothing stores reporting their weakest trading for almost three years.
00:17Economists said this was offset by a stronger month for supermarkets in the run up to Christmas.
00:24Retail sales volumes increased by 0.2% in November, according to the ONS.
00:31It comes after retailers witnessed a 0.7% decline in October.
00:36The rise in November was weaker than expected, with economists having predicted a 0.5% increase.
00:44My name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.