ONS 'urgently' needs to fix data quality issues for fear of impacting BoE rates calls

Delayed until 5 September

Linus Uhlig
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The Office for National Statistics has delayed the release of its monthly retail sales figures, a move that has sparked further questions about the credence of the UK’s primary statistics provider and sparked fears the monetary implications.

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