Southern England experienced its wettest February on record last month.
Retail sales volumes were flat in February as the fuel and food sectors saw declines, in part due to the bad weather, according to new data.
Food shops saw their sales drop by 0.3% during the month, with those who responded to the ONS survey blaming the weather for reducing the number of people visiting the shops.A fall in fuel sales, down 1.3%, was blamed on higher prices. These falls were enough to offset the rise in sales volumes at clothing and department stores, which were boosted by new collections.
“However, these were offset by falls in fuel sales, possibly affected by rising prices, and a reduction in food sales.“Many shops told us that the wet weather hit in-store sales, with online instead seeing a boost.”
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