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UK Retail Sales

UK Retail Sales 22 December 2023

UK Retail Sales 22 December 2023: 1.3% for November 2023, above the 0.4% forecast and against 0% in October 2023 (first reported as -0.3%). It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 6 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 22 Dec 2023 at 07:00 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
1.3%
November 2023
Forecast
0.4%
The market consensus
Previous
0%
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 22 December 2023: 1.3% for November 2023 against a 0.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
22 Dec 2023Nov1.3%0.4%0%
17 Nov 2023Oct-0.3%0.3%-1.1%
20 Oct 2023Sep-0.9%-0.2%0.4%
22 Sep 2023Aug0.4%0.5%-1.1%
18 Aug 2023Jul-1.2%-0.5%0.6%
21 Jul 2023Jun0.7%0.2%0.1%
23 Jun 2023May0.3%-0.2%0.5%
26 May 2023Apr0.5%0.3%-1.2%
21 Apr 2023Mar-0.9%-0.5%1.1%
24 Mar 2023Feb1.2%0.2%0.9%
17 Feb 2023Jan0.5%-0.3%-1.2%
20 Jan 2023Dec-1%0.5%-0.5%
The release before:UK Retail Sales 17 November 2023The release after:UK Retail Sales 19 January 2024UK Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar