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UK retains metric system for selling after overwhelming support
UK retains metric system for selling after overwhelming support
Economy
by  AFP

The UK government said on Wednesday it had dropped its plan to start selling in imperial measures after a consultation revealed 99 percent support for keeping the metric system. But they decided against the move after 98.7 percent of the 100,938 respondents to an official consultation said they were happy using metric units when buying or selling a product.