• Prior 1.3%. Revised to 1.0%
  • 3.9% vs 4.3% exp y/y. Prior 6.9%. Revised to 6.5%
  • Ex-fuel -0.5% vs -0.6% exp m/m. Prior 1.8%. Revised to 1.7%
  • 4.7% vs 4.8% exp y/y. Prior 7.7%. Revised to 6.5%
  • Retail sales deflator -0.7% vs -0.5% prior y/y biggest drop since Sep 2009. Food inflation lowest since March 2006

ONS say sales were supported by purchases of replica football shirts. With the England shirts at £50+ a pop I’m not surprised.

Other than that it’s more or less bang on the money.

Cable shimmied to 1.7025 before the figure then Cruyff turned back down to 1.6999

UK retail sales 19 06 2014

UK retail sales 19 06 2014

Update: Oops, spank botty for me as I forgot to note the revisions which were all marginally lower.