Latest reading: Nominal retail sales declined 0.6% in seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms in July, following a 0.2% rise in the...
Retail Sales in United Kingdom
The British economy recorded an average growth rate of 1.5% in retail sales over the decade to 2024, below Major Economies's average of 4.1%. In 2024, the United Kingdom's retail sales growth was 0.4%.
United Kingdom Retail Chart
Note: This chart displays Retail Sales (ann. var. %) for United Kingdom from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
United Kingdom Retail Data
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Sales (ann. s.a. var. %) | 5.0 | -3.9 | -3.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Retail sales decelerate in June
Latest reading: Retail sales increased 1.0% on a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis in June, following a 1.2% increase in the prior month. Retailers benefited from promotional campaigns and warm weather, which boosted sales of clothing, outdoor products, and items such as fans. On a year-on-year basis, retail sales increased 4.2% in June, following a 3.5% rise in the previous month.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects British retail projections for the next ten years from a panel of 4 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable retail forecast available for British retail.
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