Great Britain: retail sales volume comparison during COVID-19 | Statista

Total retail sales volume recorded for November 2020 in Great Britain grew significantly in food stores and non-store retailing compared with February 2020, where index was equal to 100. Of all categories displayed here, clothing stores still did not manage to recover from the impact of the coronavirus. Most recent figures show that the indexed volume of retail sales for clothing stores was measured at 69.5 in November 2020.

Retail sales volume change in Great Britain from March 2020 to November 2020, compared with February 2020, by retail sector

Characteristic	Total retail sales	Food stores	Department stores	Other non-food	Clothing	Household goods	Non-store retailing	Fuel
Feb '20	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Mar '20	94.9%	109.7%	103.1%	76.7%	64.3%	91.3%	105.7%	81.5%
Apr '20	77.7%	105.3%	77.6%	42.1%	32.5%	49.4%	124.4%	39.3%
May 20	87.1%	105.8%	88.1%	52.1%	38.4%	70.8%	149.3%	58%
Jun '20	99.2%	105.8%	95.9%	86.3%	66%	101.8%	151.3%	70.2%
Jul '20	103.1%	102.8%	96.8%	102.9%	75.3%	108.6%	146.2%	87.7%
Aug '20	104.1%	103.1%	97.3%	102.9%	84.3%	110.5%	139.7%	91.3%
Sep '20	105.4%	103.8%	99.9%	109.8%	86.8%	110.3%	136.5%	91.4%
Oct '20	106.7%	103.6%	103.3%	109.8%	85.9%	113.4%	145.4%	91.3%
Nov '20	102.6%	106.8%	101.6%	98.6%	69.5%	115.2%	142%	76.2%

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December 2020

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United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

February to November 2020

Supplementary notes

Index February 2020=100. Data refers to quantity bought (sales volume).
Seasonally adjusted.

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