UK retail sales volumes rose 1.6% year-on-year in July 2026, below market expectations of a 2.2% increase and easing from a downwardly revised 3.8% gain in June. This marked the smallest growth since April. source: Office for National Statistics
Retail Sales in the United Kingdom increased 1.60 percent in July of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in the United Kingdom averaged 1.90 percent from 1997 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 40.90 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -23.00 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - United Kingdom Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United Kingdom Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.
Retail Sales in the United Kingdom increased 1.60 percent in July of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in the United Kingdom is expected to be 1.40 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 2.00 percent in 2027 and 1.80 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.