By Mark Duell PUBLISHED: 11:49 EST, 20 December 2012 | UPDATED: 17:53 EST, 20 December 2012 Fears that consumers are reining in their spending ahead of Christmas were fuelled yesterday after it emerged that sales volumes failed to rebound last month. A predicted return to growth did not materialise, with official figures from the Office for National Statistics revealing flat sales volumes between October and November. It comes after a much-worse-than-expected drop in October when retail sales volumes fell 0.8 per cent month on month. Still time to buy: Shoppers brave the rain as they pass shops in the centre of Bath yesterday, as it emerged that sales volumes failed to rebound last month
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News comes after retail sales volumes fell 0.8% month on month in October
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CBI: Sales for the Christmas season 'below par' as families stretch budgets
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Analysts: 126m visits to UK retail websites on Boxing Day (31% up on 2011)
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