Retail sales y-o-y growth during the coronavirus outbreak UK 2020, by retail sector

Published by Tugba Sabanoglu, Jan 8, 2021

In March 2020, the year-on-year change in the quantity of goods bought (retail sales volumes) in predominantly food stores in Great Britain was registered as 9.3 percent. The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak was felt the heaviest in non-food retail. The retail sales volume at textiles, clothing and footwear stores declined by 36.2 percent in March 2020. This downward trend continued through the following months in the year. In November 2020, retail sales volume in these stores dropped by approximately 30 percent. Overall, across all retail sectors (including fuel stores), retail sales volume grew by 2.4 percent in November 2020 on the year prior.

Impact of Coronavirus on year-on-year growth in retail sales volume (quantity bought) in Great Britain from February to November 2020, by sector

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

February to November 2020

Supplementary notes

Data refers to percentage change in quantity bought (sales volume) monthly from February to November 2020, compared to the same period in the year prior.

* Supermarkets, specialist food stores, and sales of alcoholic drinks and tobacco.
** Non-specialized stores, textiles, clothing and footwear, household goods and other stores.
Index Level was 2018=100.