Release

Retail sales, Great Britain: March 2020

Released: 24 April 2020 7:00am
Next release: 22 May 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.

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Changes to this release date

  1. Previous date

    23 April 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.

  2. Previous date

    23 April 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.

  3. Previous date

    23 April 2020 7:00am

    Reason for change

    Due to coronavirus and its affect on the retail sector, we require a longer period of quality assurance of the data.

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