Retail sales in Britain reached £425bn last year. Statista, a market forecaster, reckons they will rise at 3.6% per year going forward, faster than the 2.2% rate over the past decade.

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If the dollar amount of retail sales goes up,  but inflation rises faster, was there a real increase in retail sales? 😏

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