# United Kingdom Retail Sales – Feb 21, 2025: -6.5

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2025-02-21
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | -6.5 |
| Previous | 2.6 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2022-10-31 |
| Release time (local) | 2025-02-21 07:00 Europe/London |
| Release time (UTC) | 2025-02-21 07:00 UTC |
| Release ID | gbp_retail_sales_2025-02-21 |

United Kingdom Retail Sales came in at -6.5 on Feb 21, 2025, compared with 2.6 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-21 | 1.6 | 3.8 | -- |
| 2026-08-21 | 3.8 | 3.4 | -- |
| 2026-08-21 | 3.4 | 0.2 | -- |
| 2026-08-21 | 0.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2026-08-21 | 1 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2026-08-21 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -- |
| 2026-08-21 | 4.5 | 2.3 | -- |
| 2026-08-21 | 2.3 | 1.1 | -- |
| 2026-08-21 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -- |
| 2026-08-21 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -- |
| 2026-08-21 | 0.9 | -1.8 | -- |
| 2026-08-21 | -1.8 | -3.4 | -- |

## API access

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

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2024-12-20
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales/announcements/gbp_retail_sales_2025-09-05
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/retail-sales
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt