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Retail sales

How much people are buying in shops and online, adjusted for inflation. It is an index, so what matters is the direction rather than the number itself.

Great Britain

Aug 2026

103.6

Retail sales, Great Britain, Jan 1996 to Aug 2026
PeriodRetail sales (index)
1 Sept 2021109.0
1 Oct 2021108.6
1 Nov 2021108.4
1 Dec 2021108.4
1 Jan 2022107.6
1 Feb 2022106.3
1 Mar 2022105.5
1 Apr 2022104.7
1 May 2022103.0
1 Jun 2022102.8
1 Jul 2022103.2
1 Aug 2022101.5
1 Sept 2022100.3
1 Oct 2022101.5
1 Nov 2022100.6
1 Dec 2022100.7
1 Jan 2023100.8
1 Feb 2023101.2
1 Mar 202399.9
1 Apr 2023101.3
1 May 2023100.0
1 Jun 2023100.8
1 Jul 202399.7
1 Aug 202399.6
1 Sept 202398.5
1 Oct 202399.1
1 Nov 2023100.6
1 Dec 202397.0
1 Jan 2024100.2
1 Feb 2024100.3
1 Mar 202499.7
1 Apr 202498.6
1 May 2024100.9
1 Jun 202499.3
1 Jul 2024100.3
1 Aug 2024100.5
1 Sept 2024100.5
1 Oct 202499.9
1 Nov 202499.9
1 Dec 2024100.0
1 Jan 202598.8
1 Feb 2025100.9
1 Mar 2025101.9
1 Apr 2025101.8
1 May 202599.9
1 Jun 2025100.3
1 Jul 2025102.0
1 Aug 2025101.2
1 Sept 2025102.4
1 Oct 2025101.6
1 Nov 2025101.2
1 Dec 2025101.2
1 Jan 2026103.1
1 Feb 2026102.3
1 Mar 2026102.8
1 Apr 2026101.9
1 May 2026103.1
1 Jun 2026103.7
1 Jul 2026103.1
1 Aug 2026103.6

How this is measured

Series
J5EK
Covers
Great Britain
Published
Monthly
History
Jan 1996 to Aug 2026
Last published
17 Sep 2026
Next release
23 Oct 2026

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