UK Retail Sales Beat Forecasts After 1.4% Jump in November
(ONS) The volume of retail sales in the UK increased by 1.4% in November, higher than the expected gain of 0.8%. Sales volumes in non-food stores increased by 2.0%, led…
US Retail Sales Jump by 0.3% In November but Miss Estimates
(Census Bureau) The volume of retail and food services sales in the US reached $639.8 billion in November, up 0.3% from the previous month. The gain was below the expected…
UK Retail Sales Rise by 0.8% in October as Online Transactions Fall
(ONS) The volume of retail sales in the UK in October rose by 0.8% from September, marking the first increase after several months of declines. Non-food stores posted a 4.2%…
US Retail Sales Climb 1.7% in October Amid Price Pressures
(Census Bureau) US retail and food services sales totaled $638.2 billion in October, up 1.7% from the previous month as price pressures raised consumer spending. The October retail sales beat…
China’s Retail Sales, Industrial Output Beat Forecasts in October
(NBS) China’s retail sector grew by 4.9% in October, higher than September’s expansion of 4.4% and better than the forecast increase of 3.5%. Industrial output saw an increase of 3.5%,…
UK Retail Sales Average in October as Stock Levels Hit Record Lows
(CBI) UK retail hit average levels for the first time in 2021 in October, with stock adequacy levels approaching series low since 1985. Retail sales are now projected to rise…
UK Retail Sales Decline by 0.2% in September but Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
(ONS) The UK posted a 0.2% fall in retail sales in September, after another 0.6% decline in August. The retail sales remained 4.2% above February 2020 at the onset of…
UK Retail Sales Fall by 0.9% in August but Remain above the Pre-Pandemic Levels
(ONS) Sales at UK retail stores were down by 0.9% in August 2021, after another fall of 2.8% in July. The sales were still 0.3% higher in the three months…
US Posts a 0.7% Jump in Retail Sales in August to Keep Levels Elevated From 2020
(Census Bureau) Retail and food services in the US in August was $618.7 billion, an uptick of 0.7% from July. The retail sales were 15.1% above August 2020. Fig: Retail…
UK Retail Sales Plunge by 2.5% in July but Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
(Office for National Statistics) Retail sales in the UK declined by 2.5% between June and July as soccer frenzy waned and Covid-19 pandemic cases bite. Despite the July fall, retail…
US Retail Sales Drop to a Worse than Feared 1.1% in July as Covid Bite
(Census Bureau) US retail and food services sales fell 1.1% to $617.7 billion in July from June, below the expected drop of 0.3% as Delta variant slowed activity and stimulus…
UK Retail Sales Jump 0.5% to Remain Elevated from the Pre-Pandemic Levels
(Office for National Statistics) Retail sales in the UK rose by 0.5% between May and June, and were up 9.5% compared to the pre-pandemic level in February 2020. Euro 2020…