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Statistical bulletin: Retail Sales, February 2014
Statistical bulletin: UK Trade in Goods by Classification of Product by Activity CPA(08), Q4 2013
Part of Retail Sales, February 2014 Release
Released: 27 March 2014 – Download PDF
Contents
- Additional Information
- Key Figures
- At a Glance
- Distribution Analysis
- Sector Summary
- Internet sales in detail
- Background notes
- Statistical contacts
Key Points
- Year-on-year estimates of the quantity bought in the retail industry continued to show growth. In February 2014, the quantity bought increased by 3.7% compared with February 2013. On the month the quantity bought increased by 1.7%.
- The three month on previous three month movement in the quantity bought showed continued growth for the twelfth consecutive period increasing by 1.6%. This has been the longest period of sustained growth since November 2007.
- The average prices of goods sold showed deflation of 0.2% compared with February 2013 with fuel providing the greatest contribution falling by 4.4%. The last time store price deflation occurred was September 2009 (0.8%) when fuel was again the main contributor 5.8%.
- In February 2014, the amount spent in the retail industry increased by 3.5% compared with February 2013 and by 1.3% compared with January 2014. Non seasonally adjusted data show that the average weekly spend in the retail industry in February 2014 was £6.6 billion compared with £6.3 billion in February 2013 and £6.4 billion in January 2014.
- The amount spent online increased by 12.4% in February 2014 compared with February 2013 and by 2.5% compared with January 2014.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.1.0.