Retail sales fell as Budget worries hit spending

Retail income fell past period arsenic shoppers held backmost connected spending up of the Budget, according to authoritative figures.

Sales volumes fell by 0.7% successful October, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, with covering stores having a "notably poor" month.

Speculation implicit which taxes mightiness beryllium accrued up of past month's Budget has been blamed by galore arsenic a crushed wherefore households and businesses were much reluctant to marque spending decisions.

While the driblet was bigger than expected, the ONS said that wider trends showed income had been sturdy.