World Cup boosts UK retail sales – answers

questions

1. Which two things caused UK people to hit the shops in May? sunny skies and discounts
2. Which verb is used to indicate that people went shopping? to draw, ..’drew shoppers to Britain’s high streets.’
3. How much did retail sales increase by? 0.8% compared with the same period last year
4. Which items did people not buy? big ticket items
5. Which item sold well in May? televisions
6. Why? because of the impending World Cup
7. How are customers feeling at present? nervous
8. What are they waiting for? government announcement about further cuts in spending
9. Who is the British Finance Minister? George Osborne (actually Chancellor of the Exchequer)
10. When will the next round of cuts be revealed? on June 22nd (in the emergency budget)