date:Mar 28, 2014
8 a.m. London time, and advancing 0.5% to 82.70 pence per euro. The 10-year gilt yield was little changed at 2.69%.
Food sales rose 2.1% from January, contributing about half the overall monthly increase in retail sales, the ONS said. Sales of auto fuel increased 0.9%, the data showed. There was also a 7.9% jump in sales via the Internet and mail order, which contributed a quarter of the overall monthly increase.
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Clothing sales slipped 0.1% and spending on household goods dropped 1