ONS Retail Sales Index: Volume and Value Sales presents a compilation of retail sales data for Great Britain, emphasising both value and volume. This data is seasonally adjusted and offers monthly insights into year-on-year percentage changes.
Defying economic gloom, the sale of sportswear and equipment, air conditioning units and fans during the long hot summer gave UK retail a boost in August.
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Summer weather and World Cup celebrations gave food and drink sales a boost in July, but non-food sales dropped.
Retail sales grew again in June as the warm weather and sales promotions were estimated to have helped volumes, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Retail sales grew again in May following a fall in April, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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The ONS has reported that sales volumes fell by 1.3% month on month in April, the fastest pace in nearly a year, down from a 0.6% rise in March.
There are just a few weeks to go until the World Cup starts, and retail is hoping it might lift the glum mood that consumers are in.
The volume of goods bought rose by 0.7% in March, down from 0.6% in February. The ONS said that fuel sales rose sharply during the month as consumers stocked up in the midst of accelerating price rises.
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Retail sales volumes fell slightly last month, but remained up in the three months to February, as shoppers pulled back on post-January spending, official data shows.
Retail sales grew way ahead of consensus expectations in January, but the online sales trends were also eye-catching
Retail sales rebounded during the first month of 2026, with the biggest monthly rise recorded since May 2024.
Last year delivered the first meaningful sales volume growth in years, but retail is hankering after the growth rates it had back in 2016. The ONS numbers also showed a surprising boom in “books, newspapers and periodicals” sales
Retail sales volumes rose in December despite a quarterly decline.
Month-on-month retail sales volumes edged down in November but were up year on year, official data showed.
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Retail sales crept up in September as back-to-school shopping and a seasonal change drove spending and volume growth.
