Black Friday discounts boosted high street sales as retailers post 'strong' results in the run up to Christmas - household electrical appliances

Black Friday raised street sales and helped retailers achieve "fairly strong" results in running
The latest figures show up until Christmas.
Official retail sales data for November showed that retail sales continued to grow as shoppers bought and consumed more than in October.
Earlier this year, retail sales resumed steady growth as inflation began to rise.
Household appliances are driving sales growth, partly because of falling prices during Black Friday sales.
Murphy an Murphy, senior statistician at ONS, said: "potential retail growth has been quite strong in the past few months.
In November, the sales of household goods stores were in good condition, and some businesses said the "Black Friday" promotion promoted sales.
Data from the national statistics office included sales records for Black Friday, November 24, but did not include Cyber Monday, November 27.
Figures for December will show these sales.
On the basis of rolling for three months, sales in November increased by 0.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, this ratio is 8.
Sales in November rose by 1.
Household goods grew at a rate of 2 in October. 9 per cent.
The total average price of stores increased by 3.
Compared with the same period last year, November 2017 was 1%.
Prices have risen for all store types, especially for food stores, up the most from 3.
Six percentage points since September 2013.
Online shopping continues to grow significantly.
The average weekly consumption online is 1. 2 billion -
Add 10.
Compared with November 2016, 2 per cent.
The amount of online consumption now accounts for 17.
Compared with 16, accounting for 0 of all retail expenditures.
In November 2016, 1% per cent.