Retail sales volumes (quantity bought) are estimated to have risen by 1.7% in January 2025. This follows a fall of 0.6% in December 2024 (revised down from a fall of 0.3% in our last bulletin). Food ...

In absolute terms, the decline accounted for over half of the drop in retail sales volumes. Non-store retail sales also registered a hefty decline in absolute terms. Furniture and home furnishing ...