India, July 25 -- UK retail sales recovered in June as warm weather boosted consumer spending but consumer sentiment weakened amid fears of possible tax rate hikes, data showed Friday.
Retail sales grew 0.9 percent on a monthly basis, in contrast to the revised 2.8 percent drop in May, the Office for National Statistics reported. However, this was weaker than economists' forecast of 1.2 percent gain.
Excluding auto fuel, retail sales advanced 0.6 percent, reversing a 2.9 percent drop in May. Economists had forecast an increase of 1.2 percent.
Food store sales gained 0.7 percent driven by improved sales volumes in supermarkets. At the same time, non-food store sales grew only 0.2 percent.
Automotive fuel sales increased 2.8 percent, mark...