Barclays said annual growth in consumer spending on its payment cards slowed to 1.6% in April, its weakest since February 2021, down from 1.9% in March and effectively a fall after adjusting for inflation. Separately, the British Retail Consortium reported a sharp drop in retail sales values this April compared with a year earlier. Retail sales values - not adjusting for inflation - fell by 4.0% year-on-year in April, after a 3.5% rise in March, the BRC said.
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