ONS Retail Sales June 2025

Retail sales (value, non-seasonally adjusted, exc. fuel) rose 3.5% year-on-year (YoY) in June according to the latest ONS data. It compares to a soft 1.1% decline a year earlier.
In volume terms (non-seasonally adjusted, exc. fuel), retail sales increased by 1.8% YoY in June. It compares to a weak 2.1% decrease a year ago.
It should be noted that ONS figures are based on a sample of some 5,000 retailers and are subject to revisions.

Retail sales value and volume growth – percentage change on a year earlier

Source: ONS, Retail Economics analysis

Note: all retail sales figures provided below are non-seasonally adjusted, excluding Fuel, unless stated otherwise.

Food and non-food

Food sales values rose 2.9% YoY in June. This compares to a 1.4% decline a year earlier. Adjusting for rising inflation, volumes dipped 0.7% against a decline of 3.5%.
Non-food sales values and volumes rose by 3.4% and 3.0% respectively in June.
Clothing sales values rose by 5.3% on last year in June, while volumes rose 4.3% supported by June’s heatwave. Meanwhile, Footwear and Leather Goods volumes plunged 3.6%.
Household Goods volumes stepped up by 5.0% YoY, driven by an 20.1% jump in Electrical Household Appliances – marking a third consecutive month of double-digit rises, supported by rising temperatures.
Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics and Toiletries volumes declined by 5.7% in June, having been in decline since the start of this year.

Online

Online sales values rose by 4.7% YoY in June, against a soft 2.2% increase a year earlier.
Clothing & Footwear returned to growth at 4.4%, while Household Goods remained in decline at 2.2% in June.
Non-store retailing (a proxy for pureplay retailers) increased by 4.9% YoY in the month, against a 3.5% increase a year earlier.
The proportion of retail sales made online was 26.5% in June, compared to 26.2% a year earlier.
Overall, average weekly online sales edged up to £2.4bn in June.

Retail sales price deflator

The retail sales deflator (a measure of inflation specific to retail) rose by 1.6% excluding fuel, and 0.7% including fuel.
The implied price deflator among food rose to its highest level since March last year at 3.7%. Among non-food stores, the price deflator edged up 0.4%.