ONS
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The ONS said supermarket sales fell back from January, while household goods retailers saw demand dampened due to February's wet weather.
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The drop in ONS retail sales was "modest" and below forecasts, but the fall in consumer sentiment is a "a sign of things to come", Capital Economics UK economist Ashley Webb said.
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The fall in sales in February reported by the ONS was smaller than analysts had expected, with a drop of 0.7% having been predicted.
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The prices of hundreds of everyday items, including food and fuel, are tracked by the ONS.
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Meanwhile, separate ONS figures showed the estimated number of job vacancies in the UK fell by 6,000 to 721,000 between December and February.
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