Table 2 shows the month-on-month and month-on-year (annual) growth rates for the amount spent online by value, and the proportion of total retail sales value that was made online by sector.
Online sales as a proportion of retail in this sector Value, seasonally adjusted, percentage rates, Great Britain, May 2023 Category We published our Public opinion and social trends bulletin for the period from 1 to 11 June on 16 June 2023. Among those affected by industrial action, 19% reported that they could not travel for holiday or leisure as planned in the period from 5 to 16 April. Our Public opinion and social trends bulletin for the period from 5 to 16 April reported that 39% of adults had been affected by industrial action in the last month. Sales volumes in April 2023 may have also been partly affected by industrial action, impacting growth between April and May 2023. Our Consumer price inflation, UK: May 2023 bulletin reported that average fuel prices fell to their lowest level since February 2022. Some of the increase may be because of falling fuel prices. Despite this upturn, sales volumes were 9.5% below their pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) February 2020 levels. More information on our seasonal adjustment approach is available in Section 7: Measuring the data.ĭownload this chart Figure 4: Fuel sales volumes increase as prices fall further ImageĪutomotive fuel sales volumes rose by 1.7% in May 2023, following a fall of 1.7% in April 2023. This should be considered when interpreting the seasonally adjusted movements involving May 2023. Īs a one-off event, the impact of the additional bank holiday on has not been removed from our seasonally adjusted estimates. The reporting period for this bulletin covers 30 April to, so it includes the early May bank holiday on and the bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III on 8 May, but excludes the spring bank holiday on. Table 1 provides a snapshot of the retail sales industry in May 2023, with both volume and value growth rates. Source: Monthly Business Survey, Retail Sales Inquiry from the Office for National Statistics Download this table Table 1: Main retail figures. Most recent 3 months on previous 3 months Volume and value sales, seasonally adjusted, percentage change, Great Britain, May 2023
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