Rate Rise 'in the Bag' As High St Sales Take Off
Evening Standard - London › January 23, 2004
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A FEBRUARY increase in interest rates looked all-but inevitable today following official confirmation of a merry Christmas for retailers and a flourishing economic recovery.
Rubbishing reports of a miserable festive season on the High Street, the Office for National Statistics said retail sales jumped 0.9% in December - more than double the rise predicted by City economists.See the full content of this document
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Rate Rise 'in the Bag' As High St Sales Take Off
That took the year-on-year rate of increase to 4%, implying a good, if unspectacular, Christmas by recent standards.
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