Worse still, 0.6% of the first-quarter growth in output merely swelled inventories of unsold goods.

We may also be seeing an easing in the rundown in stocks of unsold goods in key sectors of manufacturing industry.

The designer appeared keen to say where its excess stock was heading after it provoked outrage in 2018 by burning £28m of unsold goods.

Sales were hit last year by unusually warm weather, which led to overstaffing and stockpiling of unsold goods.

Firstly, distributors will often return any unsold goods to the company, incurring a carrying cost and also developing a backlog of product inventory.

Inventories on unsold homes fell by 7 per cent to 374,000 - a drop of 25 per cent from a year earlier.

Rather than leave unsold homes empty, many housing associations have brought in alternative rental schemes to help potential buyers save for a deposit.

Falling prices, inventories of unsold homes, slowing construction and rising repossessions have combined to shake mortgage institutions to their foundations.

But prices fell sharply and the number of unsold homes hit a record high.

However, despite optimistic sellers raising asking prices, potential buyers are staying away, leading to a glut of unsold homes.

And the stock of unsold property on surveyors' books rose for the second time in three months.

The stock of unsold property on surveyors' books jumped by 8.7 per cent, after a rise of 9.7 per cent the previous month.

All the same, there are plenty of unsold properties about, and prices are falling.

These organisations would buy up unsold properties and keep families facing repossession in their homes by offering them mortgage rescue schemes.

This has pushed down prices, leaving builders with unsold properties and depleted cash reserves.

Any unsold tickets will go on sale to the public at a later date.

Promoters are worried about so many unsold tickets.

But, yesterday, organisers released a block of 300 unsold tickets for the biggest showpiece in football.

There might also be the chance of picking up unsold tickets from the same sites later this year.

Unsold tickets are also sometimes offered at half price four hours before a performance.