英国零售商协会调查显示，英国5月份零售额下降5.9%
英国零售商协会调查显示，英国5月份零售额下降5.9%
UK retail sales continued to fall in May but the pace of decline eased as shoppers ventured out in warm weather, an industry survey showed.
一项行业调查显示，英国5月份零售额继续下滑，但下滑速度有所放缓，因消费者在温暖的天气下外出购物。
Total sales fell 5.9% in May - an improvement on April's 19.1% plunge but still a weak reading compared with a record low in May 2019, according to the British Retail Consortium's monthly monitor.
根据英国零售商协会的月度监测，5月份总销售额下降5.9%，较4月份19.1%的跌幅有所改善，但与2019年5月份的历史最低水平相比仍是一个疲软的读数。
With restaurants closed, food sales rose. Clothing and beauty sales improved slightly as restrictions on meeting up relaxed. DIY, fitness equipment, games and office supplies sold well with many people spending more time at home.
由于餐馆关门，食品销售上升。随着(人群)聚集限制的放松，服装和美容销售略有改善。许多人在家呆的时间更长，DIY、健身器材、游戏和办公用品卖得很好。
But non-essential categories such as fashion continued to suffer and the BRC warned that as stores reopen many retailers will struggle with lower activity and changed shopping habits as consumers move online more rapidly.
但时尚等非必需品类别的销售继续下滑。英国零售商协会警告称，随着商店重新开业，随着消费者迅速转为网上(购物)，许多零售商将面临活动减少和购物习惯改变的困境。
Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the BRC, said: "For those shops whose doors remain shuttered it was once again a tough month and even those who stayed open suffered reduced footfall and huge costs implementing social distancing measures.
英国零售商协会首席执行官海伦•迪金森表示:“对于那些关门的商店来说，这又是一个艰难的月份。即便是那些仍在营业的商店，也遭遇了客流量减少以及实施社交距离措施的巨额成本。”
"Many retailers will be anxious to see whether demand returns to our high streets when non-essential shops reopen from 15 June. Weak consumer confidence and social distancing rules are likely to hold back sales."
“当非必需品商店从6月15日重新开张时，许多零售商将急于看看需求是否会回到我们的大街上。消费者信心疲软和(实行)社会距离规则可能会抑制销售。”
Economist Samuel Tombs said: "Retail sales should recover further from June 15 … and they should be supported over the summer by some households making purchases that they deferred during the peak of the pandemic.
经济学家塞缪尔·汤姆斯说：“零售额应该从6月15日开始进一步回升……在夏季，一些家庭应该会进行购买，而这些购买在大流行高峰期被推迟了。
Macroeconomics said the figures indicated a 15% month on month increase in retail sales excluding petrol. But a separate survey by Barclaycardsh showed overall sales, including services, down 26.7% from a year earlier in May." But he predicted sales down 2% from pre-virus levels in the second half because of weak consumer confidence affected by job losses.
宏观经济表示，数据显示，零售额(不包括汽油)同比增长15%。但巴克莱银行的另一项调查显示，包括服务业在内的整体销售额较去年5月同期下降了26.7%，但他预计，由于受失业影响的消费者信心疲软，下半年销售额将较病毒前水平下降2%。
