# United Kingdom Retail Sales

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
> License: https://fxmacrodata.com/terms

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 1.6 |
| Latest release date | 2026-08-21 |
| Previous value | 3.8 |
| Change | -2.2 |

## Next release

The next United Kingdom Retail Sales release is scheduled for Sep 18, 2026 at 07:00 Europe/London. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

United Kingdom Retail Sales printed 1.6% year on year in July 2026, a change of -2.2 percentage points from 3.8%. The value sits below the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of GBP macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-21 | 1.6 | 3.8 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-08-21 |
| 2026-08-21 | 3.8 | 3.4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-08-21 |
| 2026-08-21 | 3.4 | 0.2 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-08-21 |
| 2026-08-21 | 0.2 | 1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-08-21 |
| 2026-05-22 | 1 | 1.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-05-22 |
| 2026-04-21 | 1.5 | 3.4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-04-21 |
| 2026-03-27 | 3.4 | -3.7 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-03-27 |
| 2026-03-27 | -3.7 | 4.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-03-27 |
| 2026-03-24 | 4.5 | 1.3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-03-24 |
| 2026-02-23 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-02-23 |
| 2026-01-21 | 1.4 | 1.8 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-01-21 |
| 2025-12-22 | 1.8 | 1.9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2025-12-22 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/gbp/retail_sales?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

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