Retailers saw a surprising drop in sales in December, as the effects of Brexit began to be felt in the pockets of consumers. In the wake of the vote in June and resulting drop in value of the pound, volume of sales in retail fell by 1.9%, the largest fall since April 2012. The drop turned out to be even more than was predicted in a poll of economists done by Reuters, which suggested a 0.1% fall. Whilst some industry experts noted that the growth over the final quarter had in fact increased by 1.2% on the previous year, others suggested that the dip in December may be indicative of what is to come in 2017 as the weaker pound causes a rise in the cost of imports.