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U.K. Retail Sales MoM

Latest Release

May 20, 2022

Actual

1.4%

Forecast

-0.2%

-1.2%

Retail Sales measure the change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level. It is the foremost indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the GBP, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the GBP.

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Currency: GBP

Source: Office for National Statistics

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
May 20, 2022 (Apr)	02:00	1.4%	-0.2%	-1.2%
Apr 22, 2022 (Mar)	02:00	-1.4%	-0.3%	-0.5%
Mar 25, 2022 (Feb)	03:00	-0.3%	0.6%	1.9%
Feb 18, 2022 (Jan)	03:00	1.9%	1.0%	-4.0%
Jan 21, 2022 (Dec)	03:00	-3.7%	-0.6%	1.0%
Dec 17, 2021 (Nov)	03:00	1.4%	0.8%	1.1%

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