Following two consecutive monthly gains, a fall in sales in August was always likely. In the event, sales fell by 0.2% m/m (consensus 0.0%, Capital Economics -0.5%) which dragged annual sales growth to an three month low. However, with real wages growing at their fastest pace since June 2016 we doubt sales growth will ease off any further.
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