Retail sales volume monthly change 2022

This statistic shows the percentage change in the quantity of goods bought (retail sales volume) in Great Britain, from November 2016 to November 2022. The volume of all retail sales over the past seven months to November 2022 saw a decline, with a drop of 5.9 percent reported in the most recent period. The decline in retail sales is seen as an impact of the cost of living crisis and inflation in the UK and elsewhere in world.

Percentage change in monthly retail sales volume in Great Britain from November 2016 to November 2022

Characteristic	Percentage change in sales volume
Nov 22	-5.9%
Oct 22	-5.9%
Sep 22	-6.6%
Aug 22	-5.2%
Jul 22	-3.2%
Jun 22	-6.1%
May 22	-5%
Apr 22	-6.1%
Mar 22	2.1%
Feb 22	7.5%
Jan 22	9.4%
Dec 21	1%
Nov 21	3%
Oct 21	-1.3%
Sep 21	-0.5%
Aug 21	1%
Jul 21	1.9%
Jun 21	8.9%
May 21	22.8%
Apr 21	41%
Mar 21	6.7%
Feb 21	-3.3%
Jan 21	-5.7%
Dec 20	3.1%
Nov 20	1.4%
Oct 20	6%
Sep 20	4.8%
Aug 20	3.2%
Jul 20	1.3%
Jun 20	-1.8%
May 20	-12.5%
Apr 20	-23%
Mar 20	-6.1%
Feb 20	0%
Jan 20	1.1%
Dec 19	0%
Nov 19	1.5%
Oct 19	3.2%
Sep 19	2.9%
Aug 19	2.8%
Jul 19	3.5%
Jun 19	3.8%
May 19	1.9%
Apr 19	5%
Mar 19	6.2%
Feb 19	4%
Jan 19	4.1%
Dec 18	3.6%
Nov 18	3%
Oct 18	1.9%
Sep 18	2.9%
Aug 18	3.1%
Jul 18	3.6%
Jun 18	3%
May 18	3.4%
Apr 18	0.3%
Mar 18	1%
Feb 18	1.6%
Jan 18	1.9%
Dec 17	2%
Nov 17	1%
Oct 17	0.2%
Sep 17	1.5%
Aug 17	2.1%
Jul 17	0.9%
Jun 17	2.8%
May 17	0.7%
Apr 17	3.7%
Mar 17	2.2%
Feb 17	3.1%
Jan 17	1.5%
Dec 16	4.6%
Nov 16	5.7%

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Release date

December 2022

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

November 2016 to November 2022

Supplementary notes

* Percentage change in chained volume of retail sales (seasonally adjusted) compared to the same month a year earlier. 'Retail' refers to all retailing, including automotive fuel.

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