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title: "UK · Retail Sales ex-Fuel (YoY): 2.3 · Aug 21, 2026"
description: "US data, Aug 21, 2026: actual 2.3, forecast 3.3, previous 5.4 · BELOW FORECAST. Captured seconds after release with the live Treasury and equity reaction."
source: Helious
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Economic release
              21 Aug 2026, 06:00 UTC



# UK · Retail Sales ex-Fuel (YoY): 2.3




           Actual2.3
           Forecast3.3
           Previous5.4

               Surprise
               -1.25σ

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadGilts BULLISH · Equities BEARISH


            UK · Retail Sales ex-Fuel (YoY) — Actual 2.3, forecast 3.3, prev 5.4. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 1.2 sigma. Desk read: Gilts BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.






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