United Kingdom Retail Sales m/m

Country: United Kingdom, GBP
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Consumer
Last release
Actual
-1.3%
Forecast
Previous
0.6%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 1 day
Forecast
-1.0%
Previous
-1.3%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Jul 2009
0.2%
Jun 2009
1.3%
May 2009
-0.6%
Apr 2009
0.9%
Mar 2009
1.1%
Feb 2009
-2.0%
Jan 2009
0.8%
Dec 2008
1.6%
Nov 2008
0.3%
Oct 2008
-0.3%
Sep 2008
-0.5%
Aug 2008
1.2%
Jul 2008
0.8%
Jun 2008
-3.9%
May 2008
3.5%
Apr 2008
-0.3%
Mar 2008
-0.2%
Feb 2008
1.1%
Jan 2008
0.8%
Dec 2007
-0.2%

Retail Sales m/m show the changes in the value of retail goods sold in the UK for the given month compared to the previous one. The calculation uses season-adjusted data from British retailers.

The indicator is used in forecasting, budgeting and in the development of the UK financial and economic policy. The retail sales growth can affect the British pound quotes positively.

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