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UK Retail Sales

UK Retail Sales 21 May 2021

UK Retail Sales 21 May 2021: 9.2% for April 2021, above the 4.5% forecast and against 5.1% in March 2021 (first reported as 5.4%). It is the highest reading since June 2020. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 21 May 2021 at 06:00 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
9.2%
April 2021
Forecast
4.5%
The market consensus
Previous
5.1%
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 21 May 2021: 9.2% for April 2021 against a 4.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
21 May 2021Apr9.2%4.5%5.1%
23 Apr 2021Mar5.4%1.5%2.2%
26 Mar 2021Feb2.1%2.1%-8.2%
19 Feb 2021Jan-8.2%-2.5%0.4%
22 Jan 2021Dec0.3%1.2%-4.1%
18 Dec 2020Nov-3.8%-4.2%1.3%
20 Nov 2020Oct1.2%0%1.4%
23 Oct 2020Sep1.5%0.4%0.9%
18 Sep 2020Aug0.8%0.7%3.7%
21 Aug 2020Jul3.6%2%13.9%
24 Jul 2020Jun13.9%8%12.3%
19 Jun 2020May12%5.7%-18%
The release before:UK Retail Sales 23 April 2021The release after:UK Retail Sales 18 June 2021UK Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar