United Kingdom Public Sector Net Borrowing came in at £23.294B, above forecasts (£18.5B) in May

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United Kingdom Retail Sales (MoM) above forecasts (0.5%) in May: Actual (1.2%)

United Kingdom Retail Sales beat expectations in April: What 1.2% means for the British Pound

Retail Sales, a key measure of consumer spending, in the United Kingdom (UK) climbed 1.2% month-over-month (MoM) in May after falling by a revised 1.0% in April, the latest data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Friday.