Measures the change in the volume of sales by retailers in the United Kingdom . The data is gathered by a monthly survey of large retailers and a representative sample of smaller retail businesses. Higher retail sales volume shows stronger consumer demand, higher retail output, and economic growth. The headline is the seasonally adjusted percentage change in Retail Sales volume from the previous quarter and previous year.

Relevance: Tends to move markets on release
Release schedule : Quarterly
Revision schedule : Quarterly
Source of report : U.K. Office of National Statistics
Web Address : http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
Address of release : http://www.statistics.gov.uk/instantfigures.asp
AKA: Retail Sales Index