The 0.3% m/m rise in retail sales volumes in February was a little softer than we expected, but the bigger news is that the flash estimate points to only a 0.6% rise in retail sales values in March despite the surge in gasoline prices. That means sales volumes probably fell by about 1% m/m last month, which would be the weakest outturn for at least six months.
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