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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

In March 2025, the value of internet sales as a percentage of total retail sales in Great Britain amounted to 26.3 percent. This was a slight increase compared with the previous month, when online retail sales accounted for 25.9 percent of total retail sales.

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

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In the United Kingdom, retail sales tend to peak during the last month of the year, holiday shopping being the likeliest culprit. In December 2024, the sales value of retailing in the UK amounted to approximately 60 billion British pounds. Meanwhile, in July 2025, the sales value amounted to a much lower 40 billion pounds. Retail turnover on the climb Running parallel to this, the turnover of retail trade in the UK made significant strides. Over the past 10 years, UK retail businesses consistently generated improved turnover figures, reaching over 508 billion British pounds by 2023. Online is driving retail With the increased penetration of online shopping in consumer lives, business strategies of retailers are changing. While online marketplaces are becoming regular staples of everyday life, high street retailers too are setting up online businesses to support their store sales. In the UK, the share of online sales in all retailing increased to over 26 percent by early 2025.

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 Great Britain, internet sales accounted for 26.8 percent of all retailing sales, as data from March 2025 showed. In February 2021, the share of online sales as a proportion of total retail reached its peak at 37.5 percent.

View monthly updates and historical trends for UK Retail Sales excluding Fuel MoM. from United Kingdom. Source: Office for National Statistics. Track econ…

Key information about United Kingdom Retail Sales Growth

• United Kingdom Retail Sales grew 0.2 % YoY in Oct 2025, compared with a 1.0 % increase in the previous month.
• UK Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1997 to Oct 2025, with an average growth rate of -1.6 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 40.8 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -22.9 % in Apr 2020.
• In the latest reports, Car Sales of UK recorded 2,368,574.0 units in Dec 2024, representing a growth of 2.6 %.

View monthly updates and historical trends for UK Retail Sales excluding Fuel YoY. from United Kingdom. Source: Office for National Statistics. Track econ…

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

In August 2025, internet sales accounted for 26.2 percent of all retail sales in Great Britain. Over the considered period, food online sales did not go over 10 percent of total retail sales.

View monthly updates and historical trends for UK Retail Sales: Textiles, Clothing, and Footwear MoM. from United Kingdom. Source: Office for National Sta…