Monthly Business Survey - Retail Sales Inquiry

This table illustrates the extent to which individual businesses experienced actual changes in their sales between April 2012 and April 2013. The table contains information only from businesses which reported in both periods. Cells with values less than 10 are suppressed for some classification categories

The monthly GB RSI goes to a sample of almost 5,000 retailers of all sizes. All of the largest retailers are included together with a sample of smaller retailers. The commodity analysis in table 5 is based on returns of total retail sales from the panel of 5,000 businesses plus the commodity sales breakdown from around 31 of the largest retailers that sell a mix of commodities. The additional information from the 31 largest retailers is used to distribute sales more accurately into the four specialist headings noted in table 5.

Total sales and average weekly (£ thousands) data for Retail Sales

Detailed revisions analysis for three months

This article reviews the impact of the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 on related economic time series. It will look at the Production, Construction, Services, Retail Sales and Labour Market series to determine which sectors of the economy were most affected. It does not make any attempt to quantify the overall impact of these two events on economic growth, in line with the ONS Special Events policy.

A summary of the retail sales publication categories and their weights

Total sales and average weekly (£ thousands) data for Retail Sales

Detailed revisions analysis for three months

RSI time series data

Excel file containing all the tables that appear at the back of the PDF version of the Statistical Bulletin: Table 1 - Labour productivity key measures

Labour productivity statistics in terms of output per worker, output per job and output per hour worked for the whole economy and a range of industries. The dataset also presents unit labour cost estimates, regional productivity estimates and experimental market sector productivity estimates.

The Consumer Trends publication presents comprehensive estimates of Household Final Consumption Expenditure (HHFCE), constructed to conform to the European System of Accounts 1995 (ESA 95) Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP)

Consumer Trends Q4 2012 full dataset in excel format, current price, seasonally adjusted. The estimates published in this workbook are consistent with Blue Book 2012.

Consumer Trends Q4 2012 full dataset in excel format, chained volume measure, not seasonally adjusted. The estimates published in this workbook are consistent with Blue Book 2012.

Consumer Trends Q4 2012 full dataset in excel format, implied deflator, not seasonally adjusted. The estimates published in this workbook are consistent with Blue Book 2012.

Household Expenditure up to Q4 2012

This table illustrates the extent to which individual businesses experienced actual changes in their sales between February 2012 and February 2013. The table contains information only from businesses which reported in both periods. Cells with values less than 10 are suppressed for some classification categories

Total sales and average weekly (£ thousands) data for Retail Sales

Detailed revisions analysis for the current month

The monthly GB RSI goes to a sample of almost 5,000 retailers of all sizes. All of the largest retailers are included together with a sample of smaller retailers. The commodity analysis in table 5 is based on returns of total retail sales from the panel of 5,000 businesses plus the commodity sales breakdown from around 31 of the largest retailers that sell a mix of commodities. The additional information from the 31 largest retailers is used to distribute sales more accurately into the four specialist headings noted in table 5.

Quantity of goods bought within the Retail Sector rises 2.6%

Contains a first estimate of retail sales in value and volume terms, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.

This table illustrates the extent to which individual businesses experienced actual changes in their sales between January 2012 and January 2013. The table contains information only from businesses which reported in both periods. Cells with values less than 10 are suppressed for some classification categories

Pre-release access list for the Retail Sales, January 2013 release

Total sales and average weekly (£ thousands) data for Retail Sales