UK Retail Sales m/m

The quantity of goods bought (volume) in retail sales is estimated to have risen by 0.4% in the three months to May 2026 compared with the three months to February 2026. Non-food stores’ sales volumes rose, with department stores performing well in May because of the good weather. Also within non-food stores, computer and telecoms retailers continued to grow following product releases in March 2026. Non-store retailers rose following strong March and May periods. Retail sales volumes are estimated to have risen by 1.2% in May 2026. ...

The quantity of goods bought (volume) in retail sales is estimated to have risen by 0.5% in the three months to April 2026, compared with the three months to January 2026. Non-food stores’ sales volumes grew, with cosmetics and toiletries stores rising for their fourth consecutive month, and computer and telecoms retailers showing sustained performance following product releases in March 2026. Non-store retailers also performed well over the three months to April 2026. Retail sales volumes are estimated to have fallen by 1.3% in ...

The quantity of goods bought (volume) in retail sales is estimated to have risen by 1.6% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2026, compared with Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2025. Non-food stores’ sales volumes grew, with art selling well in January and February, alongside a strong quarter for cosmetic and toiletries stores, with new collections being launched. Beyond this, non-store retailers also had a strong Quarter 1. Retail sales volumes are estimated to have risen by 0.7% in March 2026, following a fall of 0.6% in February 2026 (revised down ...

The quantity of goods bought (volume) in retail sales is estimated to have risen by 0.7% in the three months to February 2026, compared with the three months to November 2025. The rise was mainly because of better sales for non-store retailers in the three months to February 2026, following a weaker November 2025, as well as strong artwork sales volumes in January 2026. Retail sales volumes are estimated to have fallen by 0.4% in February 2026, following a rise of 2.0% in January 2026, (revised up from a 1.8% rise in our previous ...

The quantity of goods bought (volume) in retail sales is estimated to have risen by 0.1% in the three months to January 2026, compared with the three months to October 2025. The rise was because of better automotive fuel sales over the three months to January 2026, and a good start to the year for non-food stores, which was only partly offset by falls in supermarkets. Retail sales volumes are estimated to have risen by 1.8% in January 2026, following a rise of 0.4% in December 2025 (unrevised from our previous publication) and a fall ...

The quantity of goods bought (volume) in retail sales is estimated to have fallen by 0.3% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2025 compared with Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2025. Supermarkets and non-store retailers' sales both fell following a strong Quarter 3 2025. Retail sales volumes are estimated to have risen by 0.4% in December 2025, following a fall of 0.1% in November 2025 (unrevised from our previous publication) and a fall of 0.8% in October 2025 (revised up from a 0.9% fall in our previous publication). Non-store retailers' volumes ...

The quantity of goods bought (volume) in retail sales is estimated to have risen by 0.6% in the three months to November 2025 compared with the three months to August 2025. Clothing stores and computer and telecommunication retailers maintained a strong three-monthly performance. Furniture stores also rose following growth over the last five consecutive months. Retail sales volumes are estimated to have fallen by 0.1% in November 2025, following a fall of 0.9% in October 2025 (revised up from a 1.1% fall in our previous publication) ...

The quantity of goods bought (volume) in retail sales is estimated to have risen by 1.1% in the three months to October 2025 compared with the three months to July 2025. Clothing store sales rounded off a strong performance in those three months, peaking in September, while computer and telecommunication retailers rose across September and October 2025. Retail sales volumes are estimated to have fallen by 1.1% in October 2025, following an increase of 0.7% in September 2025 (revised up from a 0.5% rise in our previous publication) ...