# UK Retail Sales unexpectedly rise 1% MoM in February vs. -0.3% expected

> UK retail sales rose 1% month over month in February, well above the 0.3% decline economists expected. Annual retail sales grew 2.2%, and GBP/USD was roughly flat near 1.2950.

- Date: 2025-03-28 · published 2025-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25836-uk-retail-sales-unexpectedly-rise-1-mom-in-february-vs-0-3-expected
- Commodities: [British Pound (USD per GBP)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GBPUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger UK consumer demand supports sterling modestly and has little direct bearing on feed commodity demand.

## Read by commodity

- GBPUSD: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/uk-retail-sales-unexpectedly-rise-1-mom-in-february-vs-03-expected-202503280702

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