{"id":9701,"date":"2024-04-26T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T06:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=9701"},"modified":"2024-04-26T09:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T06:00:52","slug":"uk-retail-sales-slide-in-april-early-easter-may-be-partly-to-blame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=9701","title":{"rendered":"UK retail sales slide in April, early Easter may be partly to blame"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/uk-retail-sales-slide-in-april-early-easter-may-be-partly-to-blame.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>British retailers suffered their worst April for sales since 2020, when the country was in its first COVID-19 lockdown, although the timing of the Easter holidays could be to blame, a survey showed on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cypru-video-ads\" id=\"cypru-209333387\">\n<div id=\"cypru-1669452654\" data-cypru-trackid=\"478051\" data-cypru-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"cypru-target\">\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-9258773772207-0\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Confederation of British Industry\u2019s (CBI) monthly retail sales gauge, which measures volumes versus a year ago, fell to -44 from +2 in March.<br \/>\nOrders placed with suppliers also dried up.<br \/>\n\u201cApril\u2019s sharp fall in retail sales was likely related to the earlier timing of Easter this year, so we should take it with a pinch of salt,\u201d Alpesh Paleja, CBI lead economist, said.<br \/>\n\u201cThat being said, conditions do remain challenging on the ground. 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