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Retail Sales (MoM)

The retail Sales released by the National Statistics measures the total receipts of retail stores. Monthly percent changes reflect the rate of changes of such sales. Changes in Retail Sales are widely followed as an indicator of consumer spending. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive, or bullish for the GBP, while a low reading is seen as negative or bearish.

Most recent - Friday 17 November 2023 07:00

Previous
-0.9%
Revised
-1.1%
Forecast
0.3%
Actual
-0.3%

Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/GBP pairs and bearish for GBP/xxx pairs.

Next event - Friday 22 December 2023 07:00

Previous
-0.3%
Forecast
-
Actual
-

The typical/expected impact on GBP pairs is high.

There is no forecast value for Retail Sales (MoM) yet - check back for updates.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Retail Sales (MoM) was -0.3% against a forecast of 0.3%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Friday 17 November 2023 07:00
0.3%
-0.3%
Friday 20 October 2023 06:00
-0.1%
-0.9%
Friday 22 September 2023 06:00
0.5%
0.4%
Friday 18 August 2023 06:00
-0.5%
-1.2%
Friday 21 July 2023 06:00
0.2%
0.7%
Friday 23 June 2023 06:00
-0.2%
0.3%
Friday 26 May 2023 06:00
0.3%
0.5%
Friday 21 April 2023 06:00
-0.5%
-0.9%
Friday 24 March 2023 07:00
0.2%
1.2%
Friday 17 February 2023 07:00
-0.3%
0.5%
Friday 20 January 2023 07:00
0.5%
-1%
Friday 16 December 2022 07:00
0.3%
-0.4%
Friday 18 November 2022 07:00
0%
0.6%
Friday 21 October 2022 06:00
-0.5%
-1.4%
Friday 16 September 2022 06:00
-0.5%
-1.6%
Friday 19 August 2022 06:00
-0.2%
0.3%
Friday 22 July 2022 06:00
-0.3%
-0.1%
Friday 24 June 2022 06:00
-0.7%
-0.5%
Friday 20 May 2022 06:00
-0.2%
1.4%
Friday 22 April 2022 06:00
-0.3%
-1.4%
Friday 25 March 2022 07:00
0.6%
-0.3%
Friday 18 February 2022 07:00
1%
1.9%
Friday 21 January 2022 07:00
-0.6%
-3.7%
Friday 17 December 2021 07:00
-
1.4%
Friday 19 November 2021 07:00
0.5%
0.8%
Friday 22 October 2021 06:00
0.5%
-0.2%
Friday 17 September 2021 06:00
0.5%
-0.9%
Friday 20 August 2021 06:00
0.4%
-2.5%
Friday 23 July 2021 06:00
0.4%
0.5%
Friday 18 June 2021 06:00
1.6%
-1.4%
Friday 21 May 2021 06:00
4.5%
9.2%
Friday 23 April 2021 06:00
1.5%
5.4%
Friday 26 March 2021 07:00
2.1%
2.1%
Friday 19 February 2021 07:00
-2.5%
-8.2%
Friday 22 January 2021 07:00
1.2%
0.3%
Friday 18 December 2020 07:00
-4.2%
-3.8%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been strongly bullish for GBP. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Retail Sales (MoM) result:

PreviousLatest
GfK Consumer ConfidenceBullish change-30-24
S&P Global/CIPS Composite PMIBullish change48.750.1
S&P Global/CIPS Manufacturing PMIBullish change44.846.7
S&P Global/CIPS Services PMIBullish change49.550.5
Retail Sales (YoY)Bearish change-1%-2.7%
Retail Sales ex-Fuel (MoM)Bullish change-1.3%-0.1%
Retail Sales ex-Fuel (YoY)Bearish change-1.5%-2.4%

About Retail Sales (MoM)

Country:United Kingdom
Currency:GBP
Source:Office for National Statistics
Category:Consumption
Frequency:Monthly
 
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