Monthly retail sales value growth in Great Britain 2016-2024

In April 2020 the value of retail sales decreased drastically by 23.5 percent on a year earlier, a direct impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. In the following months, retail sales value continued dropping, but made a turnaround in July 2020 with a positive rate of 0.3 percent. Most recently, retail sales on the basis of current prices grew at the rate of 2.3 percent in February 2024.

2020年4月，零售销售额较上年同期急剧下降，降幅达到23.5%，这直接反映了COVID-19（新冠病毒）疫情的冲击。随后的数月，零售销售额持续下滑，但于2020年7月实现了逆转，当月增长率达到0.3%。截至最近，基于当前价格的零售销售额在2024年2月实现了2.3%的增长。