A series of retail sales data for Great Britain in value and volume terms, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.

A first estimate of retail sales in value and volume terms for Great Britain, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.

Internet sales in Great Britain by store type, month and year.

Total sales and average weekly spending estimates for each retail sector in Great Britain in thousands of pounds.

This report analyses retail sales volumes in the United Kingdom. The data is sourced from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), in addition to estimates by IBISWorld, and is adjusted for seasonality. The figures are averaged over each financial year (i.e., April through March) from an index of sales with a base value of 100 for the calendar year 2018. Retail sales data is collated by the ONS on a monthly basis. The retail sales index comprises consideration of food retailing, non-food retailing, and non-store retailing (e.g., mail order), albeit excluding sales of automotive fuel. Both the volume and value of UK retail sales are sensitive to: changes in consumer confidence; the propensity of consumers to make discretionary purchases, relative to household disposable income levels; the availability of consumer credit; monetary policy, whereby changes in interest rates can affect the yield on savings or facilitate consumer spending; and a number of other socio-economic factors. Seasonal factors (e.g., Christmas shopping at the tail end of a given calendar year, higher temperatures that may persuade many to pursue recreational rather than retail activities) can result in cyclical deviations from underlying retail sales trends. However, the data presented is adjusted for seasonality.

In March 2025, the value of online retail sales increased by 5.4 percent. In the same month of the prior year the value of retail sales was around 2.8 percent.

This statistic presents the change in total retail sales by category in the United Kingdom (UK) as a three month average from the end of May 2022 to June 2022, year-over-year. Overall, food retail sales showed a 2.2 percent increase compared to 2020 numbers in the corresponding period, whereas non-food sales decreased by 3.3 percent.

This statistic shows the total annual retail sales (including automotive fuel) in Great Britain from 2005 to 2024, based on sales volumes. In 2024, approximately 482 billion British pounds worth of goods were sold across all retailing sectors in Great Britain. In terms of sales value (amount spent), figures reported by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in 2024 were the highest within the considered period of time.

View monthly updates and historical trends for UK Retail Sales YoY. from United Kingdom. Source: Office for National Statistics. Track economic data with …

The total value of retail sales, including fuel, reached a peak value of approximately 515 billion British pounds in 2024. For the retail industry excluding fuel sales, this figure similarly indicated a record value that year.   UK retail business as usual   Generally, retail sales in the UK displayed steady growth with the exception of 2009, when annual sales experienced a noticeable drop. Forecasts project that both store-based and e-commerce sales will continue their steep increase by 2026, with online sales reaching over 200 billion British pounds by that period.    Holiday spending: industry’s best friend   When we look at the monthly breakdown of retail sales value, an unmistakably clear picture of rigorous holiday spending greets us. December is the month when retail has its best days. This was particularly true in December 2024, when the sales value of retail in Great Britain was recorded at over 60 billion British pounds.

Online retail in the United Kingdom has been gaining ground in the past decade. With the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, the value of online retail sales in the United Kingdom peaked at around 129.5 billion British pounds in 2021. In 2022, the figure decreased to ***** billion British pounds. However, they then went through another recovery and achieved around ***** billion British pounds in 2024. What ranks high in UK e-commerce? In the United Kingdom, clothing and household goods were the most popular retail items consumers purchased through the internet in 2020. Data published by the Office for National Statistics (UK) showed that other leisure activities and services such as booking holiday accommodations, travel arrangements and event tickets were other areas consumers depended on the internet to buy. German e-commerce market The UK might have the highest share of online sales in retail trade, but other European countries such as Germany and France have had impressive track records over the years as well. According to the forecasts provided by German E-commerce and Distance Selling Trade Association (bevh), the market volume of Germany’s e-commerce sector was projected to see over ** billion euros in 2021.

In March 2025, online retail sales increased in Great Britain. Compared to the previous month, household goods stores had a month-on-month decrease of two percent.

Retail Sales in the United Kingdom increased 0.20 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - United Kingdom Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This statistic shows the value of retail sales in textile, clothing and footwear stores in Great Britain monthly, from January 2017 to June 2025. In June 2025, textile, clothing and footwear stores generated about *** billion British pounds worth of sales. In terms of sales volumes (quantity bought), figures reported by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are slightly lower.

Value and volume of retail sales for all businesses.

Retail Sales in the United Kingdom decreased 1.10 percent in October of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Retail Sales MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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Retail sales Y-on-Y in the United Kingdom, October, 2025 The most recent value is 0.2 percent as of October 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 1 percent. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from January 1997 to October 2025 is 1.86 percent. The minimum of -23 percent was recorded in April 2020, while the maximum of 40.75 percent was reached in April 2021. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

As the new coronavirus strain Sars-Cov-2 (Covid-19) is spreading across the world at an alarming pace, the consumer market is seeing disruptions as manufacturing and production sectors slow down, particularly in countries where the disease hit the hardest. According to a study conducted with UK retailers in the food, fashion, and health and beauty categories, retailers are positive that the Covid-19 will have a negative impact on their sales. While ** percent thought the impact would be significant, a great share of respondents thought the outbreak would have a slightly negative impact on their sales, if the virus persists.

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Standard error reference tables for the Retail Sales Index in Great Britain.