Release
Retail sales, Great Britain: August 2020
Released:
18 September 2020 7:00am
Next release:
23 October 2020
Summary
A first estimate of retail sales in volume and value terms, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.
Data
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Retail Sales Index
A series of retail sales data for Great Britain in value and volume terms, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.
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Retail sales, summary tables
Summary tables for distribution analysis, response rates, standard errors and revisions triangles.
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Retail sales revisions triangles, one-month growth
Detailed retail sales revisions analysis for the current month, Great Britain; includes a 12-month comparison.
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Retail sales quality tables
Standard error reference tables for the Retail Sales Index in Great Britain.
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Retail sales revisions triangles, three-month growth
Detailed revisions analysis for three months, Great Britain; includes a 12-month comparison.
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Retail sales, business analysis
The extent to which individual businesses in Great Britain experienced actual changes in their sales.
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Retail Sales Index time series
A first estimate of retail sales in value and volume terms for Great Britain, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.
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Retail Sales Index categories and their percentage weights
Retail sales categories and descriptions and their percentage of all retailing in Great Britain.
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Retail Sales Index internet sales
Internet sales in Great Britain by store type, month and year.
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Retail sales pounds data
Total sales and average weekly spending estimates for each retail sector in Great Britain in thousands of pounds.
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Retail sales, internet index categories and their percentage weights
Descriptions and categories of the Internet Sales Index and their percentage of all retailing for Great Britain.
Changes to this release date
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Previous date
17 September 2020 9:30am
Reason for change
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to present a significant challenge to the UK, and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is working to ensure that the UK has the vital information needed to respond to the impact of this pandemic on our economy and society. As both data collection and quality assurance present significant challenges, we have made the decision to make some small delays to some of our publications throughout 2020 to ensure that we have adequate time to quality assure our estimates.
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Previous date
18 September 2020 9:30am
Reason for change
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to present a significant challenge to the UK, and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is working to ensure that the UK has the vital information needed to respond to the impact of this pandemic on our economy and society. As both data collection and quality assurance present significant challenges, we have made the decision to make some small delays to some of our publications throughout 2020 to ensure that we have adequate time to quality assure our estimates.
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Previous date
18 September 2020 9:00am
Reason for change
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to present a significant challenge to the UK, and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is working to ensure that the UK has the vital information needed to respond to the impact of this pandemic on our economy and society. As both data collection and quality assurance present significant challenges, we have made the decision to make some small delays to some of our publications throughout 2020 to ensure that we have adequate time to quality assure our estimates.
About the data
National Statistics
These statistics have been given National Statistics status by the Office for Statistics Regulation. They have been produced by following the standards set out in the Code of Practice for Statistics. They meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and public value.
This means that they:
- meet identified user needs
- are well explained and easily accessible
- are produced based on appropriate data and methods
- are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
