英国国家统计局周五公布的数据显示，英国6月零售销售额意外环比增长1.0%，而此前经济学家预计将环比下降0.3%。6月零售销售额同比增长4.2%，亦高于经济学家预计的2.3%增幅。英国国家统计局高级统计师Hannah Finselbach表示，6月份“户外用品、空调和服装”的需求强劲，体育用品的网络销售情况也很好。这些数据进一步证明，中东战火打击消费者信心后，消费者情绪正在好转。由于燃油和食品价格下降，家庭通胀率降至一年多以来的最低水平，劳动力市场的低迷态势也出现企稳迹象。然而，这种复苏依然脆弱。近期美伊停火协议的破裂，再次引发了人们对能源账单飙升和抵押贷款成本上涨的担忧。
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