Growth figures of domestic retail sales have been declining since 2014 and growth figures hit a low-point in September 2017. Annual growth rates then began increasing for about a year, only to stabilise at around 3.0% to 3.5% through late 2018. Early 2019 produced a string of low-growth months along with the odd surprisingly strong result. The latest figures offer some promise but they may be just an aberration. According...