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Retail sales were 0.4% up in March to May 2026 on the previous three months. Commenting on today’s retail sales figure...
19/06/2026

Retail sales were 0.4% up in March to May 2026 on the previous three months.

Commenting on today’s retail sales figures up to May 2026, ONS senior statistician Jon Gough said:

“Retail sales continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace, in the most recent three months, with department stores doing especially well. Feedback from retailers suggested the hot weather in May helped sales of items such as fans and paddling pools.

“Computer and telecoms stores continued to do well following product launches in March, while online retailers also performed strongly, with feedback suggesting that this was helped by promotions.

“These were only slightly offset by a small fall in food sales.”

Read more ➡️ https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/bulletins/retailsales/may2026

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Inflation (Consumer Prices Index) was 2.8% in May 2026, unchanged from April 2026. Inflation is the rate at which the p...
17/06/2026

Inflation (Consumer Prices Index) was 2.8% in May 2026, unchanged from April 2026.

Inflation is the rate at which the prices of goods and services bought by households go up or down.

Commenting on today’s inflation figures for May 2026, ONS Chief Economist Grant Fitzner said

“After last month’s slowdown, inflation held steady in May as various price movements offset each other.

“The main upward movement came from transport with airfares, vehicle taxes and petrol prices all pushing up inflation.

“These were offset by lower food prices, with decreases in inflation seen across a range of meat, dairy and vegetable items compared to last month, as well as the cost of domestic heating oil, which fell back after climbing in recent months.

“The annual cost of raw materials continued to increase, led by rises in the cost of chemicals, while the increase in the costs of goods leaving factories slowed, partly due to a drop in the cost of domestically produced cars.”

Read the full article ️➡️ https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/may2026



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Latest figures released this morning show that GDP grew 0.7% in the three months to April 2026. Commenting on today’s GD...
12/06/2026

Latest figures released this morning show that GDP grew 0.7% in the three months to April 2026.

Commenting on today’s GDP figures, ONS Director of Economic Statistics Liz McKeown said:

“The economy grew in the latest three months as a whole, reflecting strong growth in February and March. This was despite April showing a small fall.

“Services were again the driver with particular strength in computer programming, marketing and wholesale companies across the three months, while construction showed some further signs of recovery after a weak winter.

“This was partly offset by falls in research and development and in sports industries, alongside a notable fall in electricity generation.”

Read more ➡️ https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/gdpmonthlyestimateuk/april2026

We’ve published average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK for the financial year ending (FYE)...
11/06/2026

We’ve published average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK for the financial year ending (FYE) 2025.

Households continued to spend the highest proportion of their weekly expenditure on housing, fuel and power in FYE 2025:

· Housing (net), fuel and power at £118.40, up 5% a week since FYE 2024
· Transport remains the second biggest proportional expense at £96.40, with spending up by 9%

Read more ➡️ https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/expenditure/bulletins/familyspendingintheuk/april2024tomarch2025

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