UK Retail Sales jump 0.7% MoM in March vs. 0.2% expected

Retail Sales, a key measure of consumer spending, in the United Kingdom (UK) rebounded 0.7% month-over-month (MoM) in March after declining by a revised 0.6% in February, the latest data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Friday.

The market forecast was for a 0.2% growth in the reported month.

The core Retail Sales, stripping the auto motor fuel sales, increased by 0.2% MoM in March, compared with the previous drop of 0.6% (revised from -0.4%) and the estimated 0.2% figure.

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Pound Sterling steadies above 1.3450 following UK Retail Sales data

GBP/USD steadies after three days of losses, trading around 1.3470 during the Asian hours on Friday. The pair stays calm following the release of United Kingdom (UK) Retail Sales data, which rebounded 0.7% month-over-month (MoM) in March after declining by a revised 0.6% in February.