U.K. Retail Sales Bounce Back in April as Weather Warms Up
- Fuel, household goods led pickup last month after slow start
- Longer-term tread is still subdued, statistics office says
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U.K. retail sales rebounded more than expected in April as the spring weather lured shoppers into stores.
Sales climbed 1.6 percent from March, compared with a median estimate of a 0.9 percent gain in a Bloomberg survey. The surge was led by fuel, household goods and clothing, according to data from the Office for National Statistics in London.