Nearly all the retailing sub-sectors saw a modest rise in sales growth in the year to April, with the two largest sectors among the strongest performers. Grocers reported a balance of +53pc, compared with +39pc last month, and clothing retailers saw +48pc against +22pc.
Chemists? and footwear and leather retailer saw sales volume deteriorate, along with durable household goods, including big-ticket electrical items.
Judith McKenna, chair of the CBI Distributive Trades Panel and Asda chief financial officer, said: ?Retailers are having to pull out all the stops to achieve sales growth, and this month was no exception. The squeeze on people?s pockets from rising commodity prices means consumers are seeking out value wherever they can."
Wholesalers experienced a sharp slowing in growth in the year to April. While 48pc of wholesalers who responded to the survey said volumes were up, 35pc said they were down, giving a balance of +13pc. This was far slower than in each of the previous three months and a similar pace of growth is anticipated next month (+12pc).
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