Retail sales excluding fuel in the United Kingdom rose 0.3% month-over-month in December 2025, defying market expectations of a 0.2% fall and rebounding from an upwardly revised 0.4% drop in November. Compared to the same month last year, retail sales excluding fuel increased 3.1%, more than market forecasts of a 1.4% rise and an upwardly revised 2.6% growth in November. source: Office for National Statistics

Retail Sales Ex Fuel in the United Kingdom averaged 0.17 percent from 1988 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 12.30 percent in June of 2020 and a record low of -14.50 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - United Kingdom Retail Sales Ex Fuel MoM- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United Kingdom Retail Sales Ex Fuel MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-23 07:00 AM
Retail Sales ex Fuel YoY
Dec 3.1% 2.6% 1.4% 0.7%
2026-01-23 07:00 AM
Retail Sales ex Fuel MoM
Dec 0.3% -0.4% -0.2% -0.3%
2026-02-20 07:00 AM
Retail Sales ex Fuel MoM
Jan 0.3% -0.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Spending 416754.00 415317.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
Disposable Personal Income 439388.00 442292.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
Personal Savings 9.50 10.20 percent Sep 2025
Retail Sales ex Fuel MoM 0.30 -0.40 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales MoM 0.40 -0.10 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales YoY 2.50 1.80 percent Dec 2025


United Kingdom Retail Sales Ex Fuel MoM
In the United Kingdom, the Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a specific time period. In the United Kingdom, Retail sales are seasonal, volatile and relatively important to the overall economy.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.30 -0.40 12.30 -14.50 1988 - 2025 percent Monthly
2016=100, SA