Charting the Global Economy: Retail Sales Stumble in U.K., China.

Europe U.K. retail sales fell unexpectedly for a fourth month in August, the longest stretch of declines in at least 25 years, raising concerns about the economic recovery as a resurgence of coronavirus cases and supply shortages take a toll. Retail sales in the U.K. and China continued a stretch of weakness, while those in the U.S. unexpectedly rose. [Extracted from the article]