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Surprise fall in retail sales in December, ONS figures show

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Retail sales fell 0.3% last month , down from 0.4% forecast by economists.

Food sales fell to the lowest level since 2013 , Office for National Statistics says.

Retailers reported stellar Christmas trading, but small shoppers bore the brunt of the decline.

The data is of significance as they measure household consumption, the largest expenditure in the UK economy.

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