Inflation drives retail sales rise in April as volumes fall

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Retail sales rose by value in April, but volumes fell across the board.

Total retail sales advanced 5.1% in April, against a decline of 0.3% in the same month last year, the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor showed.

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