Insight ReportMay 2022 UK Retail Sales: Slowing Sales Growth and Accelerating Volume Declines Point Toward Economic Uncertainty Coresight Research June 27, 2022 Reasons to ReadIn May 2022, UK retail sales growth slowed while volume declines accelerated. Online sales decreased by 7.3% year over year. We review monthly data for UK retail in total and by sector, covering the following: The trend in total value and volume retail sales growth over the last 13 months Value sales growth for 20 sectors across food and nonfood retail, for each of the latest three months Growth in online retail sales, by major sector A Covid-19 lockdown timeline Coresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on retail sales (in total and by sector) and key consumer indicators, focusing on the US, the UK and China. Click here to view our full collection of monthly reports. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Highlights from NextGen 2025: Retail, Real Estate & the New Consumer—InfographicWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 32: Co-op Opens New-Format Micro StoreAnalyst Corner—Key Tech Themes at CES 2025 and NRF 2025, with John HarmonRecent Conference Insights, from World Retail Congress to ICSC Las Vegas: Coresight Research Premium Subscriber Call, June 2025
