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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers reported weaker annual sales growth last month, reflecting growing pressure on consumer spending as well as seasonal factors around the timing of Easter which typically brings a boost to spending. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said total retail spending among its members – mostly large chains and supermarkets – was 3.1% higher than a year earlier, compared with 6.7% annual growth in February. The BRC has estimated that prices among its members rose by 2.1% in the year to March – the biggest such increase in 11 years – making the incr…