Royal wedding helps retail spending soar in May
Warm weather and the royal wedding helped see retail sales soar in May according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Warm weather and the royal wedding helped see retail sales soar in May according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Sales beat expectations last month, with year-on-year sales volumes rising by 3.9%, up from 1.4% in April. The ONS figures, which cover the period from 29 April to 26 May, show the value of retail sales rising by 6.3%.