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<p>The Government works closely with the retail sector both through bilateral engagement
and also through the EU Exit Panel.</p><p> </p><p>This Panel, of which a number of
key supermarkets are members, brings Government and the sector together to understand
the sector’s issues as we near the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Figures
from the Office of National Statistics show retail sales figures for spending in predominantly
food stores show a growth of 1.9% in the three months to May, compared with the same
period in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>On 28 November 2018, Her Majesty's Government released
a detailed economic assessment of the effect of multiple EU Exit scenarios on the
strength of all parts of the UK economy. It included associated costs for five broad
sector groups across the economy, which together cover the majority of the UK economy
and all traded goods and services.</p>
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