Release
Retail sales, Great Britain: April 2020
Released:
22 May 2020 7:00am
Next release:
19 June 2020
Summary
A first estimate of retail sales in volume and value terms, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.
We have changed the publication time of this release from 9.30am to 7.00am. This is in response to the developing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the UK and is to ensure fair and equal access to our market sensitive statistics.
More information on this change and the releases it affects is available in our Changes to publication times of market-sensitive statistics statement.
Data
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Retail sales, summary tables
Summary tables for distribution analysis, response rates, standard errors and revisions triangles.
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Retail Sales Index time series
A first estimate of retail sales in value and volume terms for Great Britain, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.
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Retail sales revisions triangles, one-month growth
Detailed retail sales revisions analysis for the current month, Great Britain; includes a 12-month comparison.
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Retail Sales Index categories and their percentage weights
Retail sales categories and descriptions and their percentage of all retailing in Great Britain.
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Retail sales pounds data
Total sales and average weekly spending estimates for each retail sector in Great Britain in thousands of pounds.
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Retail sales quality tables
Standard error reference tables for the Retail Sales Index in Great Britain.
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Retail sales, business analysis
The extent to which individual businesses in Great Britain experienced actual changes in their sales.
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Retail Sales Index internet sales
Internet sales in Great Britain by store type, month and year.
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Retail Sales Index
A series of retail sales data for Great Britain in value and volume terms, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.
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Retail sales revisions triangles, three-month growth
Detailed revisions analysis for three months, Great Britain; includes a 12-month comparison.
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Retail sales, internet index categories and their percentage weights
Descriptions and categories of the Internet Sales Index and their percentage of all retailing for Great Britain.
Changes to this release date
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Previous date
21 May 2020 9:30am
Reason for change
As the demand increases for statistics and data to measure the impact of the COVID19 pandemic, we have had to change data gathering and release practices, focusing efforts on priority analysis and statistics. As such we have re-scheduled this release. Please see our statement on how we are responding to the coronavirus illness.
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Previous date
21 May 2020 7:30am
Reason for change
As the demand increases for statistics and data to measure the impact of the COVID19 pandemic, we have had to change data gathering and release practices, focusing efforts on priority analysis and statistics. As such we have re-scheduled this release. Please see our statement on how we are responding to the coronavirus illness.
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Previous date
21 May 2020 7:00am
Reason for change
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak presents a significant challenge to the UK, and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is working to ensure that the UK has the vital information needed to respond to the impact of this pandemic on our economy and society. As both data collection and quality assurance are likely to present some significant challenges, we have made the decision to make some small delays to some of our publications to ensure that we have adequate time to quality assure our estimates.
About the data
Accredited Official Statistics
These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:
- meet user needs
- are presented clearly and accessibly
- are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
- are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
