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Pandemic impact yet to be felt on high streets
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The year-on-year growth rate in the volume of retail sales increased by 2.9% when compared with December 2019.
Clothing stores in particular saw an end-of-year boost, the agency said, with a monthly growth of 21.5% – rebounding from a large fall in November of 19.6% when they were forced to shut.
The brief lifting of restrictions in December saw clothing stores with long queues Credit: Ben Birchall/PA
Food stores fared far better as shoppers continued heading to supermarkets, which remained open as “essential” retailers throughout restrictions.
The sector saw annual growth of 4.3%, boosted by alcohol sales.
Online sales helped soften the retail slump with total online retailing values increasing by 46.1% in 2020 compared with 2019 – the highest annual growth reported since 2008, the ONS added.
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