date:Mar 28, 2014
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In the three months through February, spending was up 1.6% from the previous three months, the most since August.
Excluding motor fuel, sales increased 1.8% on the month and were up 4.2% from a year earlier.
The Office for Budget Responsibility, Britains fiscal watchdog, estimates average earnings will outpace inflation this year, ending a 5 1/2-year squeeze that has pushed living standards to the lowest in a decade.
It warned, though, that spending is being powered by consumers saving le