This statistic shows the trend in the volume of sales (quantity bought) across all retailing sectors in Great Britain monthly from January 2017 to February 2024. Retail sales volumes have generally increased until April 2021, except during the first months of 2020, when a low index value of 77 was reached in April 2020, and again in the beginning of 2021. After April 2021, retail sales volume started to have a decreasing trend. As of February 2024 volume of retail sales was measured at an index level of 97.7.
The figures are seasonally adjusted estimates, measured using the Retail Sales Index (RSI) and published in index form with a reference year of 2019 equal to 100.
Volume index of all retail sales monthly in Great Britain from January 2015 to February 2024, based on index number of sales per week
Characteristic
Index number of sales per week*
Feb 24
97.9
Jan 24
97.8
Dec 23
94.4
Nov 23
97.8
Oct 23
96.5
Sep 23
96.5
Aug 23
97.6
Jul 23
97.1
Jun 23
98.1
May 23
97.8
Apr 23
97.8
Mar 23
97.2
Feb 23
98.2
Jan 23
97.3
Dec 22
97
Nov 22
97.6
Oct 22
98.8
Sep 22
97.7
Aug 22
98.8
Jul 22
100.3
Jun 22
100
May 22
100.3
Apr 22
101.4
Mar 22
102
Feb 22
102.5
Jan 22
103.1
Dec 21
104.4
Nov 21
104.5
Oct 21
104.9
Sep 21
105.1
Aug 21
105
Jul 21
104.4
Jun 21
107.3
May 21
106.3
Apr 21
108.5
Mar 21
100.1
Feb 21
95.8
Jan 21
94.3
Dec 20
103.1
Nov 20
101.6
Oct 20
106.4
Sep 20
105.6
Aug 20
104.1
Jul 20
102.5
Jun 20
98.7
May 20
86.8
Apr 20
77.1
Mar 20
93.8
Feb 20
99.1
Jan 20
100
Dec 19
99.4
Nov 19
100.1
Oct 19
100.3
Sep 19
100.6
Aug 19
100.8
Jul 19
101.2
Jun 19
100.4
May 19
98.9
Apr 19
100
Mar 19
100
Feb 19
99.3
Jan 19
98.9
Dec 18
99.3
Nov 18
98.6
Oct 18
97.3
Sep 18
97.7
Aug 18
98.1
Jul 18
97.7
Jun 18
96.8
May 18
97.2
Apr 18
95.2
Mar 18
94.2
Feb 18
95.4
Jan 18
94.9
Dec 17
95.7
Nov 17
95.7
Oct 17
95.5
Sep 17
95.1
Aug 17
95.3
Jul 17
94.4
Jun 17
94.2
May 17
94
Apr 17
95
Mar 17
93.2
Feb 17
93.9
Jan 17
93.2
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 22, 2024). Volume index of all retail sales monthly in Great Britain from January 2015 to February 2024, based on index number of sales per week [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280377/retail-sales-volume-monthly-index-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Volume index of all retail sales monthly in Great Britain from January 2015 to February 2024, based on index number of sales per week." Chart. March 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280377/retail-sales-volume-monthly-index-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Volume index of all retail sales monthly in Great Britain from January 2015 to February 2024, based on index number of sales per week. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280377/retail-sales-volume-monthly-index-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Volume Index of All Retail Sales Monthly in Great Britain from January 2015 to February 2024, Based on Index Number of Sales per Week." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280377/retail-sales-volume-monthly-index-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Volume index of all retail sales monthly in Great Britain from January 2015 to February 2024, based on index number of sales per week Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280377/retail-sales-volume-monthly-index-in-great-britain/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Volume index of all retail sales monthly in Great Britain from January 2015 to February 2024, based on index number of sales per week [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280377/retail-sales-volume-monthly-index-in-great-britain/
