The 0.3% m/m bounce back in retail sales volumes in October, together with the large increase in wholesale trade reported yesterday, suggest that monthly GDP inched higher, stronger than the stagnation we had previously expected. This indicates that fourth-quarter annualised GDP growth started off on a firmer footing.
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