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August 20, 2021UK RETAIL SALES, JULY 2021 The UK Office for National Statistics reports that UK retail sales decreased in July 2021. Compared to February 2020, retail sales volume was 5.9% higher and value was 7.5% higher in July 2021.
- Month-over-month (July 2021 vs June 2021) retail sales value decreased 2.3% and retail sales volume (adjusted for price changes) was down 2.5%.
- Year-over-year (July 2021 vs July 2021) retail sales value increased 5.4% and retail sales volume increased 2.4%.
- Year-to-date (Jan-Jul 2021 vs Jan-Jul 2020) retail sales value was up 10.4% and volume increased 9.4%.
Internet sales
- Online retail sales increased by 0.3% in July 2021 when compared with June 2021.
- In July 2021, online sales share of all retail sales increased to 27.9% from 27.1% in June 2021. Online sales share of all retail sales remains higher than the 19.8% in February 2020.
Source: UK Office for National Statistics: Statistical Bulletin, Retail Sales Data, Internet Sales Data, COVID-19 and the production of statistics
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