Retail Sales in the United Kingdom decreased 13.10 percent in May of 2020 over the same month in the previous year. It compares with market forecasts of a 17.1 percent drop and follows a record 22.7 percent decline in April.

Retail Sales YoY in the United Kingdom averaged 2.40 percent from 1997 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 9 percent in April of 2002 and a record low of -22.70 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 July of 2020. source: Office for National Statistics

Retail Sales YoY in the United Kingdom is expected to be -10.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Retail Sales YoY in the United Kingdom to stand at 1.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 1.50 percent in 2021 and 2.00 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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United Kingdom Retail Sales YoY

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-13.10 -22.70 9.00 -22.70 1997 - 2020 percent Monthly
2016=100, SA


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-03-26 07:00 AM Feb 0% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9%
2020-04-24 06:00 AM Mar -5.8% 0% -4.7% -4.5%
2020-05-22 06:00 AM Apr -22.6% -5.8% -22.2% -22.7%
2020-06-19 06:00 AM May -13.1% -22.7% -17.1% -18%
2020-07-23 06:00 AM Jun -13.1% -10.2%
2020-08-20 06:00 AM Jul
2020-09-17 06:00 AM Aug
2020-10-22 06:00 AM Sep -6.3%
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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.