Falling sales data on this indicator, the first decline since October of 2017
British Retail Consortium (BRC) / KPMG data for Sep. showing like for like (excludes the effect of changes in store floor space) sales fell
- For 'total sales', up 0.7% ( up 1.3% in August), slowest rise since Oct 2017
At the same time, the Barclaycard broad measure of consumer spending
- +3.9% y/y, its slowest increase for five months
