Office for National Statistics

UK Retail Sales Rebound In May But Shoppers Still Cautious

British retail sales jumped sharply last month after heavy rain kept shoppers away in April, official figures showed, in a minor boost for Prime Minister R...

UK Inflation Returns To 2% Target For First Time Since 2021

British inflation returned to its 2% target in May for the first time in nearly three years, latest data from the Office for National Statistics...

UK Retail Sales Show No Change In February, Says ONS

British retail sales unexpectedly held steady in February after rising by a revised 3.6% January, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on...

UK Retail Sales Jump, Suggesting Recession Will Be Short-Lived

British retail sales rose by a stronger-than-expected 3.4% in January, according to official figures that showed signs of strength among consumers a day af...

UK Retail Sales Slump Points To New Risk Of Recession

British retailers suffered the biggest drop in sales for almost three years during December, raising the risk that the economy entered recession late last...

British Retail Sales Tumble In September

British retail sales volumes fell by a sharper than expected 0.9% in September compared with the month before, latest figures from the Office for...

British Retail Sales Grow In August After Washout In July

British retail sales partially recovered in August after a rainy July washout, the latest official figures showed, adding to signs that the country's consu...

UK Inflation Unexpectedly Falls In August

British annual consumer price inflation (CPI) unexpectedly fell to 6.7% in August, official data showed, raising questions about how much higher the B...