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United Kingdom Retail Sales 2026-10-23 07:00 Europe/London: data, chart, and analysis

United Kingdom Retail Sales came in at 0.8 on Oct 23, 2026, compared with 2.7 previously and a 2.05 forecast. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

Latest Retail Sales and release calendar API reference
Actual
0.8
Previous
2.7
Forecast
2.05

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Reference period
2026-09-30

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United Kingdom Retail Sales release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United Kingdom Retail Sales chart through 2026-09-30
GBP Retail Sales readings through 2026-09-30. Latest: 0.8.

Retail Sales release read

United Kingdom Retail Sales came in at 0.8 on Oct 23, 2026, compared with 2.7 previously and a 2.05 forecast. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

The forecast marker for this release is 2.05 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

The parent Retail Sales page shows the full time series for United Kingdom. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For GBP event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Pickup record

When the official source published this release and when the figure was on FXMacroData. All times are UTC.

Available within
817 ms

of publication

On FXMacroData at

23 Oct 2026 UTC

Scheduled for

23 Oct 2026 UTC

Pickup record for this release
Scheduled release
Official source published Between and UTC, 23 Oct 2026
Observed by FXMacroData's reads of the official source: the last read showing the previous period and the first read showing this one. The publisher does not issue this timestamp.
On FXMacroData at
Available within 817 ms of publication

The official source published this release somewhere between those two reads, so the figure was available through FXMacroData no more than 817 ms after it was published.

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Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID gbp_retail_sales_2026-10-23
API announcement ID gbp_retail_sales_2026-09-30
Release time
2026-10-23 06:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-09-30
Actual value 0.8
Previous value 2.7
Forecast 2.05 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise -1.25
Announcement timestamp 1792735200

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United Kingdom Retail Sales history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Core Inflation

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Current Account Balance

Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.

Exports of Goods & Services

Total exports reported by ABS (AUD millions), quarterly based on national accounts.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.

Imports of Goods & Services

Total imports reported by ABS (AUD millions), quarterly based on national accounts.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United Kingdom Retail Sales.

What did United Kingdom Retail Sales come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United Kingdom Retail Sales was 0.8% year on year in September 2026. The forecast field was 2.05%. The previous reading was 2.7%. That is a surprise of -1.25 percentage points versus forecast.

When was this United Kingdom Retail Sales release published?

This release was published on Oct 23, 2026 at 07:00 Europe/London.

When is the next United Kingdom Retail Sales release?

The next United Kingdom Retail Sales release is scheduled for Nov 20, 2026.

What is the official source for United Kingdom Retail Sales?

ONS publishes the official Retail Sales series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

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