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UK Retail Sales

UK Retail Sales 20 September 2017

UK Retail Sales 20 September 2017: 1% for August 2017, above the 0.2% forecast and against 0.6% in July 2017 (first reported as 0.3%). It is the highest reading since April 2017. It is the third release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Wed 20 Sep 2017 at 08:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Office for National Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
1%
August 2017
Forecast
0.2%
The market consensus
Previous
0.6%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A reading above forecast would usually support sterling by pointing to stronger household demand. The reaction is generally modest, but can be larger if the increase is broad-based or materially changes the growth outlook.

UK Retail Sales 20 September 2017: 1% for August 2017 against a 0.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 Sep 2017Aug1%0.2%0.6%
17 Aug 2017Jul0.3%0.2%0.3%
20 Jul 2017Jun0.6%0.4%-1.1%
15 Jun 2017May-1.2%-0.8%2.5%
18 May 2017Apr2.3%1%-1.4%
21 Apr 2017Mar-1.8%-0.2%1.7%
23 Mar 2017Feb1.4%0.4%-0.5%
17 Feb 2017Jan-0.3%0.9%-2.1%
20 Jan 2017Dec-1.9%-0.1%-0.1%
15 Dec 2016Nov0.2%0.2%1.8%
17 Nov 2016Oct1.9%0.4%0.1%
20 Oct 2016Sep0%0.4%0%
The release before:UK Retail Sales 17 August 2017The release after:UK Retail Sales 19 October 2017UK Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar