UK Jul retail sales volumes rise by 0.3% after falling by 0.2% in Jun

In the three months to July 2022, sales volumes fell by 1.2 per cent compared with the previous three months; this continues the downward trend since summer 2021.

Non-store retailing (predominantly online retailers) sales volumes rose by 4.8 per cent this July.

The proportion of retail sales online rose to 26.3 per cent in July from 25.3 per cent in June. Despite this pick-up, it continues a broad downward trend since its peak in February 2021 (37.5 per cent), but remains above pre-pandemic levels (19.8 per cent in February 2020).

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)