UK retail sales volumes climbed 2.5% year-on-year in December 2025, beating expectations of a 1% gain and picking up from a 1.8% increase in November. This marks the sharpest rise since April. Retail Sales YoY in the United Kingdom averaged 1.89 percent from 1997 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 40.80 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -23.00 percent in April of 2020. source: Office for National Statistics

Retail Sales in the United Kingdom increased 2.50 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year.

Retail Sales in the United Kingdom increased 2.50 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in the United Kingdom is expected to be 1.60 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 1.70 percent in 2027 and 1.80 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-19 07:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Nov 0.6% 0.6% 0.9% 1.4%
2026-01-23 07:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Dec 2.5% 1.8% 1% 0.8%
2026-02-20 07:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Jan 2.5% 2.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Spending 416754.00 415317.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
Disposable Personal Income 439388.00 442292.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
Personal Savings 9.50 10.20 percent Sep 2025
Retail Sales ex Fuel MoM 0.30 -0.40 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales MoM 0.40 -0.10 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales YoY 2.50 1.80 percent Dec 2025


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
2.50 1.80 40.80 -23.00 1997 - 2025 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, SA