# United Kingdom Retail Sales

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 0.8 |
| Latest release date | 2026-10-23 |
| Previous value | 2.7 |
| Change | -1.9 |

## Next release

The next United Kingdom Retail Sales release is scheduled for Nov 20, 2026. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

United Kingdom Retail Sales printed 0.8% year on year in September 2026, a change of -1.9 percentage points from 2.7%. 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-23 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 2.05 | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-10-23 |
| 2026-09-18 | 2.7 | 1.1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-09-18 |
| 2026-08-21 | 1.1 | 3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-08-21 |
| 2026-07-24 | 3 | 2.9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-07-24 |
| 2026-06-19 | 2.9 | -0.3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-06-19 |
| 2026-05-22 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-05-22 |
| 2026-04-24 | 0.5 | 1.1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-04-24 |
| 2026-03-27 | 1.1 | 4.1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-03-27 |
| 2026-02-20 | 4.1 | 1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-02-20 |
| 2026-01-23 | 1 | 1.2 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2026-01-23 |
| 2025-12-19 | 1.2 | 1.6 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2025-12-19 |
| 2025-11-21 | 1.6 | 1.8 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2025-11-21 |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/gbp/retail_sales
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

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