High Street feels 苦痛 in January

By Jane Padgham
Updated: 12:40 BST, 31 January 2005

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GLOOM on the High Street 深くするd today as a 重要な 調査する 明らかにする／漏らすd that retailers had their worst January for six years. The CBI said a 逮捕する 3% of retailers 地位，任命するd lower sales than a year ago, the weakest January reading since 1999.

The news comes 10 days after 公式の／役人 人物／姿／数字s showed the High Street had its worst Christmas for 23 years. However, retailers are 希望に満ちた that sales will 選ぶ up in February.

Hardest 攻撃する，衝突する were booksellers and stationers, although furniture and carpet 蓄える／店s, confectioners and newsagents, 化学者／薬剤師s and shops selling 持続する 世帯 goods all 苦しむd.

The only 有望な 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs were 着せる／賦与するs shops, grocers and specialist food 蓄える／店s.

Ian McCafferty, CBI 長，指導者 経済的な 助言者, said: 'January has proven わずかに disappointing for many retailers. The data illustrate the 現在進行中の 減産／沈滞 in growth of 消費者 spending and retailers 推定する／予想する the more-modest pattern of sales to continue in coming months.'

But McCafferty 警告を与えるd that it was difficult to 裁判官 the underlying 傾向 in the wider economy from activity over the Christmas period. 'The Bank of England is likely to want more 証拠 before changing its 姿勢 on 利益／興味 率s,' he said.

にもかかわらず today's grim news, 消費者 信用／信任 殺到するd in January to its highest for more than two years. The 最新の GfK ツバメ Hamblin 信用／信任 索引 rose to one from minus three, driven by a jump in people's 楽観主義 about the 明言する／公表する of their personal 財政／金融s.