UK DATA: BRC: UK Dec like-for-like sales 2.2% y/y;…

UK DATA: BRC: UK Dec like-for-like sales 2.2% y/y; total 4.1% y/y
BRC: UK Oct-Dec Like-for-like sales 2.1% y/y; total 2.3% y/y
————————————————————————
UK retail sales in December saw their strongest month since
January, boosted by one-off factors, according to the British Retail
Consortium. The BRC/KPMG December data showed like-for-like sales up
2.2% on the year. December 2010 sales had fallen 0.3%, hit by snow. On a
total basis, sales were up 4.1% against a 1.5% increase in December
2010.