Retail Sales in the United Kingdom increased 2.4% year-on-year in October 2024, following a downwardly revised 3.2% rise in September and below forecasts of 3.4%. Retail Sales YoY in the United Kingdom averaged 1.83 percent from 1997 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 40.50 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -22.70 percent in April of 2020. source: Office for National Statistics

Retail Sales in the United Kingdom increased 2.40 percent in October of 2024 over the same month in the previous year.

Retail Sales in the United Kingdom increased 2.40 percent in October of 2024 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in the United Kingdom is expected to be 3.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 0.90 percent in 2025 and 2.00 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-10-18 06:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Sep 3.9% 2.3% 3.2% 2.7%
2024-11-22 07:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Oct 2.4% 3.2% 3.4% 3.2%
2024-12-23 07:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Nov 2.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Spending 389499.00 387700.00 GBP Million Sep 2024
Disposable Personal Income 410995.00 405896.00 GBP Million Jun 2024
Personal Savings 10.00 8.90 percent Jun 2024
Retail Sales ex Fuel MoM -0.90 0.10 percent Oct 2024
Retail Sales MoM -0.70 0.10 percent Oct 2024
Retail Sales YoY 2.40 3.20 percent Oct 2024

United Kingdom Retail Sales YoY
In the United Kingdom, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.40 3.20 40.50 -22.70 1997 - 2024 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, SA