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Surprisingly low retail sales in key Christmas shopping month - ONS

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Retail sales rose just 0.2% last month despite discounting events in the run-up to Black Friday .

It followed a 0.7% fall seen in October , according to data from the Office for National Statistics .

Clothing sales fell 2.6% to the lowest level since COVID lockdown month of January 2022 .

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91

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94

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69

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formal

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English

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49

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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