ONS reports modest retail growth and stable consumer confidence ahead of winter
October retail volumes remained resilient across the UK, supported by steady household spending and a slight easing in food price inflation, Office for National Statistics indicators show.
A determined shopper nudges a grocery trolley forwards while a comfortably seated, generic central banker keeps its enormous handbrake held. The brake is labelled “BANK RATE”. The cartoon contrasts modest retail growth with the Bank of England’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged.
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