HC Deb 24 February 1993 vol 219 c583W
Ms. Harman

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has about the level of retail sales in(a) November 1992 and (b) January 1993; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Nelson

The estimate of the volume of retail sales —seasonally adjusted—in November 1992 is 121.6; 1985 = 100. The provisional estimate for January 1993 is 122=3. The level of sales volumes in the three months to January equalled the record level recorded in the three months to November.