UK retail sales volumes fell by 2.3% in April following a decline of 0.2% in March; sales volumes fell across most sectors: ONS

May 24, 2024 (press release) –

Retail sales fall following a wet April, according to a first estimate.

Overview
Retail sales volumes (quantity bought) fell by 2.3% in April 2024, following a fall of 0.2% in March 2024 (revised from 0.0%).

Sales volumes fell across most sectors, with clothing retailers, sports equipment, games and toys stores, and furniture stores doing badly as poor weather reduced footfall.

More broadly, sales volumes rose by 0.7% in the three months to April 2024 when compared with the previous three months, following a poor December 2023, and fell by 0.8% when compared with the three months to April 2023.

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