Statistical bulletin: Retail Sales, November 2015

• Main points
• About this release
• Main figures
• Sector summary
• Focus on performance of the 4 main sectors 
• Internet sales in detail
• Contributions to growth
• Distribution analysis
• Economic context 
• International data 
• Background notes
• Statistical contacts

Main points

• Year-on-year estimates of the quantity bought in the retail industry show growth for the 31st consecutive month in November 2015, increasing by 5.0% compared with November 2014.
• The underlying pattern in the data, as suggested by the 3 month on 3 month movement in the quantity bought, showed growth for the 23rd consecutive month, increasing by 2.1%. 
• Compared with October 2015, the quantity bought in the retail industry is estimated to have increased by 1.7%. 
• Average store prices (including petrol stations) fell by 3.3% in November 2015 compared with November 2014, the 17th consecutive month of year-on-year price falls.
• The amount spent in the retail industry increased by 1.4% in November 2015 compared with November 2014 and increased by 1.4% compared with October 2015. 
• The value of online sales increased by 12.7% in November 2015 compared with November 2014 and by 4.9% compared with October 2015. 
• Revisions to this release were caused by the incorporation of late data. The earliest revisions point for current price, non-seasonally adjusted data was November 2014. More information on revisions can be found in the background notes.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.1.0.