UK Retail Sales m/m

Retail sales volumes (quantity bought) are estimated to have fallen by 0.3% in December 2024, following a small rise of 0.1% in November 2024 (revised down from 0.2% in our last publication). Falls in supermarkets were partly offset by a rise in non-food stores, such as clothing retailers, which rebounded from falls in recent months. Looking at the quarter, sales volumes fell by 0.8% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2024 compared with Quarter 3 (Jul to Sept) 2024 but rose by 1.9% compared with Quarter 4 2023. chart The chart shows the ...

Retail sales volumes (quantity bought) are estimated to have risen by 0.2% in November 2024, following a fall of 0.7% in October 2024 (unrevised from our last publication). Growth in supermarkets and other non-food stores was partly offset by a fall in clothing retailers. The official Black Friday was on 29 November 2024 and outside our November reporting period, which covers four weeks from 27 October to 23 November 2024. Our seasonally adjusted estimates account for this shift in timing. chart The chart shows the quantity bought ...

Retail sales volumes (quantity bought) are estimated to have fallen by 0.7% in October 2024, following a rise of 0.1% in September 2024 (revised down from 0.3% in our last publication). Non-food stores sales volumes fell on the month as retailers reported that Budget uncertainty affected sales. More broadly, sales volumes rose by 0.8% in the three months to October 2024, when compared with the three months to July 2024. chart The chart shows the quantity bought in retail sales over time, for both the rolling ...

Retail sales volumes (quantity bought) are estimated to have risen by 0.3% in September 2024, following a rise of 1.0% in August 2024 (unrevised from our last publication). Computers and telecommunications retailers grew strongly but were partly offset by decreases in supermarkets. Looking at the quarter, sales volumes rose by 1.9% in Quarter 3 (Jul to Sept) 2024, when compared with Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2024. The chart shows the quantity bought in retail sales over time, for both the rolling three-month-on-three-month and the ...

Retail sales volumes (quantity bought) are estimated to have risen by 1.0% in August 2024, following a rise of 0.7% in July 2024 (revised up from a 0.5% rise in our previous publication). Some supermarkets and clothing retailers reported a boost because of warmer weather and end-of-season sales. More broadly, sales volumes rose by 1.2% in the three months to August 2024, when compared with the three months to May 2024. chart The chart shows the quantity bought in retail sales over time, for both the rolling ...

Sales volumes rose by 0.5% during July 2024, following a 0.9% fall in June 2024. Volumes rose by 1.4% over the year to July 2024, after poor weather impacted sales in July 2023. When compared with their pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic level in February 2020 volumes were down 0.8%. More broadly, there was a 1.1% rise across the three months to July 2024 when compared with the three months to April 2024, and a 0.8% rise when comparing with the same period last year. These data are available in our Retail Sales Index datasets. The ...

Retail sales volumes (quantity bought) are estimated to have fallen by 1.2% in June 2024, following a rise of 2.9% in May 2024 (unrevised from our last publication). Sales volumes fell across most sectors, with department stores and clothing retailers broadly returning to their Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2024 levels. Looking at the quarter, sales volumes fell by 0.1% in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2024, when compared with Quarter 1 2024, and fell by 0.2%, when compared with Quarter 2 2023. chart The chart shows the quantity bought in ...

Retail sales volumes (quantity bought) rose by 2.9% in May 2024, following a fall of 1.8% in April 2024 (revised from a fall of 2.3%). Sales volumes rose across most sectors, with clothing retailers and furniture stores rebounding following poor weather in April. More broadly, sales volumes rose by 1.0% in the three months to May 2024 when compared with the previous three months. However, they fell by 0.2% when compared with the three months to May 2023.Sales volumes rose by 2.9% during May 2024 following a revised 1.8% downturn in ...