<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/bs_afp/britaineconomyretailsalessector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080724/capt.cps.nbu66.240708135725.photo00.photo.default-512x320.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=IsjmIanG6mfSc9c7bo fjoQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Shoppers walk past sale signs on Oxford St in London, 2007. Retail sales have sunk in June to record the largest monthly drop for 22 years, official data showed, as consumers slashed spending amid an economic slowdown across the country.(AFP/File/Carl De Souza)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Retail sales sank in June to record the largest monthly drop for 22 years, official data showed on Thursday, as consumers slashed spending amid an economic slowdown across the country.</p><br clear="all"/>

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(AFP)