UK Christmas shopping - Statistics & Facts

Christmas total retail spending in Europe 2022, by country

Estimated total Christmas spending in retail in Europe (online and in-store) in 2022, by country (in billion GBP)

Christmas sales in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2022

Total value of Christmas sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2021, with a forecast for 2022 (in billion GBP)

European consumers' change in holiday shopping intentions in 2022, by country

Consumers' plans for holiday shopping compared to previous years in Europe in 2022, by country

Christmas period visitor footfall change in shopping locations in the UK 2021

Forecast change in visitor footfall during Christmas period in the United Kindgom (UK) in 2021 compared to 2019, by retail location

Attitudes towards Christmas and inflation in the UK 2022

When you think of inflation during Christmas time, which of the following statements do you agree with?

Average Christmas spending per head in the UK 2022, by region

Forecast Christmas spending per capita in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by region

Online and offline retail sales during Christmas in the UK 2017-2022

Online and store-based retail sales during Christmas season in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2022 (in billion GBP)

Christmas period: average consumer spending in the UK 2020-2021, by category

Average household expenditure during the Christmas period in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 and 2021, by category (in GBP)

Christmas decorations expenditures in the United Kingdom (UK), by gender 2022

Christmas decorations expenditures in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by gender

Average Christmas gifts spend per head in the UK 2019-2022, by category

Average spending on Christmas gifts in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2021, with a forecast for 2022, by category (in GBP)

Cost of Christmas dinner from major food retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022

Cost of Christmas dinner from major food retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 (in GBP)

Ways UK consumers intend to pay for Christmas 2022

Methods consumers in the United Kingdom plan to use to finance Christmas in 2022

Planned time to start shopping for Christmas gifts in the UK 2022

When do you plan to start shopping for Christmas gifts this year?

Share of Christmas presents consumers already bought in Great Britain 2022

"How many, if any, of the Christmas presents you intend to give people this year have you bought so far?"

Popular purchase locations for Christmas gifts in the UK 2022

Where do you buy your Christmas gifts?

UK consumers' intended purchases as a holiday treat 2021

Selected items consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) plan to purchase for themselves as a holiday treat in 2021

Ways of cutting Christmas costs among consumers in the UK 2021

Consumer methods of cutting Christmas costs in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021

Reasons for higher consumer spend at Christmas at small businesses in the UK 2022

Reasons consumers choose to spend more money at small businesses during the holiday season in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022

Incentives for UK consumers to spend more at small businesses over Christmas 2022

Methods that would persuade consumers to spend more money at small businesses during the holiday season in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022

Christmas online retail spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019-2022, by device

Value of online retail spending in the United Kingdom (UK) for Christmas from 2019 to 2022, by device (in billion GBP)

Online purchase preferences for Christmas gifts in the UK 2022

When you buy gifts online, how do you prefer to buy them?

Popular online stores for holiday shopping in the UK 2022

From which online stores do you buy your Christmas gifts?

Main online sources for Christmas shopping inspiration in the UK 2022

Most popular online sources of inspiration for Christmas gift ideas in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022

Reasons to shop online for the Christmas season in the UK 2022

Leading reasons why consumers prefer shopping online over in-person during the Christmas season in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022

Intended online share of Christmas shopping in the UK 2022, by category

Percentage of consumers planning to do all or most of their Christmas shopping online in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by category

Impact of inflation on UK consumers' holiday shopping in 2022

The extent to which consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) expect inflation to impact their holiday shopping in 2022

Holiday shopping behavior among consumers concerned about inflation in the UK 2022

Share of consumers concerned about inflation who were likely to engage in selected Christmas shopping behaviors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022

UK: consumers with a holiday budget 2022, by generation

Consumers who have set a holiday budget in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by generation

UK: consumers with a holiday budget 2022, by gender

Consumers who have set a holiday budget in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by gender

Small businesses inventory order changes as a response to inflation in the UK in 2022

Impact of inflation on the timing and volume of inventory orders of small businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022

Price changes by small businesses over the holiday season in the UK in 2022

Share of small businesses changing their prices during the holiday season in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022