Consumer Spending in the United Kingdom increased to 416031 GBP Million in the third quarter of 2025 from 415310 GBP Million in the second quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Consumer Spending - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

This statistic shows total domestic consumption expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2023. In 2023, consumer spending in the UK increased compared to the previous year, and amounted to approximately 1.6 trillion British pounds. Household consumption expenditure looks at the overall spending on consumer goods and services of a wide variety. Some examples are government licenses and permits, such as a passport renewal or the price of train tickets to get to work. Housing may also be accounted for in these figures. This figure is measured by how much the consumer actually pays at the point of sale. All fast moving consumer goods such a beer, or cigarettes are also accounted for in this data. One part of the United Kingdom, Scotland, has seen as increase in its overall household expenditure year over year since 2009, with figures reaching over 100 billion British pounds in 2018. There was a small decrease in expenditure in 2009, which was possibly a result of the economic recession which hit all of the United Kingdom hard at this time. This drop can also be seen when looking at the whole of the United Kingdom in this statistic.

This statistic shows the percentage change in total domestic consumption expenditure (on the previous year) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2023. In the last quarter of 2023, total household spending grew by *** percent compared to the corresponding quarter in the previous year.

Quarterly and annual data on household expenditure in the UK, current price, not seasonally adjusted.

Historical dataset showing U.K. consumer spending by year from 1960 to 2023.

Consumer spending on recreational and cultural services in the United Kingdom increased by roughly 5.1 percent in 2024 over the previous year. Overall, the total consumer expenditure on recreational and cultural services in the UK amounted to 59.9 billion British pounds in 2024, the highest figure reported over the period considered.

Spending on restaurants and cafes in the United Kingdom increased in 2024 compared to the previous year. During this period, consumer spending rose to ****** billion British pounds, denoting an increase of around **** percent from the previous year.

This statistic shows total domestic consumption expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2021, broken down by spending categories. In the period under consideration, household expenditure has remained fairly stable with only slight changes in the share of spend. Food and drink, for example, has decreased by one percentage point in 2021.

Household consumption expenditure looks at the overall spending on consumer goods and services of a wide variety. Some examples are government licenses and permits, such as a passport renewal or the price of train tickets to get to work. Housing may also be accounted for in these figures. This figure is measured by how much the consumer actually pays at the point of sale. All fast moving consumer goods such as beer or cigarettes are also accounted for in this data.

Quarterly and annual data on household expenditure in the UK, chained volume measure, seasonally adjusted.

Details of the first estimates of household final consumption expenditure (HHFCE), by major product, to assist users in understanding the assumptions behind the estimates.

Graph and download economic data for Private Final Consumption Expenditure in the United Kingdom (GBRPFCEQDSNAQ) from Q1 1995 to Q1 2024 about United Kingdom, consumption expenditures, consumption, and private.

Consumer Confidence in the United Kingdom decreased to -19 points in November from -17 points in October of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Estimates of spending and saving in International Territorial Level (ITL) 1 countries and regions, and ITL2 subregions of the UK.

In 2024, it was found that consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) spent approximately 1.7 billion British pounds on mobile gaming, up from 1.52 billion British pounds in the previous year. Mobile is the second-largest gaming software segment behind digital console game sales.

In the last three month leading to September 2024, ** percent of UK consumers said they were intending to make fewer purchases. A further ** percent of the participants stated that they were going to eat out less and buy cheaper items in the same stores.

Graph and download economic data for Government Final Consumption Expenditure in the United Kingdom (GBRGFCEQDSNAQ) from Q1 1955 to Q1 2024 about United Kingdom, consumption expenditures, consumption, and government.

Consumer spending on restaurants and hotels in the United Kingdom continued to grow in 2024, reaching ****** billion British pounds. This represented an increase of **** percent from the previous year, when the figure had stood at ****** billion British pounds.

Experimental estimates of spending and saving in countries and regions of the UK, 2009 to 2018.

Consumer spending on clothing in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2023 has continually increased year after year, with the exception of 2020, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2023, spending on clothing reached an all-time high at approximately **** billion British pounds. Clothing and footwear share in total expenditure In 2023, around **** percent of British households’ total expenditure went into clothing and footwear. Generally, as total domestic expenditure has increased, so has spending on clothing and footwear. The share of * percent has remained fairly consistent over the past years. UK as a clothing importer As of 2022, the UK had a **** percent share of global clothing imports, slightly behind Japan which had a *** percent share. The UK also exports a significant value of clothing. In 2022, The large majority of the UK’s clothing exports went to neighboring European countries, but clothing worth approximately *** million British pounds was exported to the Asia and Oceania region.