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UK Retail Sales Volume by Type of Store — Monthly Index (ONS)

Great Britain retail sales volume index (seasonally adjusted, all businesses), monthly: total retail including and excluding automotive fuel, food stores, non-food stores, clothing and footwear, household goods, other non-food, non-store (online and mail order), automotive fuel and 20 detailed store types (furniture, electrical appliances, chemists, cosmetics, books, sports and toys …), with change vs. the previous month and a year earlier. Options for store: predominantly-food-stores (GB retail sales volume, Predominantly food stores (ONS, SA index)), non-specialised-stores (GB retail sales volume, Non-specialised stores (ONS, SA index)), predominantly-non-food-stores (GB retail sales volume, Predominantly non-food stores (ONS, SA index)), other-non-food-stores (GB retail sales volume, Other non-food stores (ONS, SA index)), textiles-clothing-footwear (GB retail sales volume, textiles:clothing:footwear (ONS, SA index)), household-goods-stores (GB retail sales volume, Household goods stores (ONS, SA index)), all-retailers-ex-fuel (GB retail sales volume, All Retailers ex fuel (ONS, SA index)), non-store-retailing (GB retail sales volume, Non-store Retailing (ONS, SA index)), all-retailers-inc-fuel (GB retail sales volume, All Retailers inc fuel (ONS, SA index)), retail-non-specialised-food-stores (GB retail sales volume, Retail non-specialised food stores (ONS, SA index)), automotive-fuel (GB retail sales volume, Automotive fuel (ONS, SA index)), retail-sale-of-textiles (GB retail sales volume, Retail sale of textiles (ONS, SA index)), retail-hardware-paints-and-glass (GB retail sales volume, Retail hardware, paints & glass (ONS, SA index)), retail-sale-of-floorcoverings (GB retail sales volume, Retail sale of Floorcoverings (ONS, SA index)), retail-of-electrical-household-appliances (GB retail sales volume, Retail of electrical household appliances (ONS, SA index)), retail-furniture-and-lighting (GB retail sales volume, Retail Furniture & Lighting (ONS, SA index)), retail-sale-of-clothing (GB retail sales volume, Retail sale of clothing (ONS, SA index)), retail-of-footwear-and-leather-goods (GB retail sales volume, Retail of footwear & leather goods (ONS, SA index)), retail-of-dispensing-chemists (GB retail sales volume, Retail of dispensing chemists (ONS, SA index)), retail-of-medical-goods (GB retail sales volume, Retail of medical goods (ONS, SA index)), retail-of-cosmetic-and-toilet-articles (GB retail sales volume, Retail of cosmetic and toilet articles (ONS, SA index)), retail-of-flowers-garden-centres-and-pet (GB retail sales volume, Retail of flowers, garden centres and pet (ONS, SA index)), retail-of-watches-and-jewellery (GB retail sales volume, Retail of watches and jewellery (ONS, SA index)), retail-of-second-hand-goods-in-stores (GB retail sales volume, Retail of second hand goods in stores (ONS, SA index)), retail-sale-via-mail-order-houses (GB retail sales volume, Retail sale via mail order houses (ONS, SA index)), non-store-retail-exc-mail-order (GB retail sales volume, Non-store Retail exc mail order (ONS, SA index)), retail-of-audio-visual-recording-and-equipment (GB retail sales volume, Retail of audio visual recording and equipment (ONS, SA index)), retail-of-computer-and-telecomms-equipment (GB retail sales volume, Retail of computer and telecomms equipment (ONS, SA index)), retail-of-sports-equipment-games-and-toys (GB retail sales volume, Retail of sports equipment, games and toys (ONS, SA index)), retail-of-books-newspapers-and-stationery (GB retail sales volume, Retail of books newspapers and stationery (ONS, SA index)).

Call it (no API key)

GET https://api.agentdatahub.de/api/v1/call/uk-retail-sales-by-store-type?store=predominantly-food-stores&compact=1

Full metadata: verbose=1 · Markdown: format=llm · Only some fields: add &fields=a,b.c · MCP: tool call_api with {"apiId":"uk-retail-sales-by-store-type"}

Parameters

storeStore type slug, e.g. all-retailers-inc-fuel (total), predominantly-food-stores, non-store-retailing (required; several comma-separated to compare, up to 10): predominantly-food-stores, non-specialised-stores, predominantly-non-food-stores, other-non-food-stores, textiles-clothing-footwear, household-goods-stores, all-retailers-ex-fuel, non-store-retailing, all-retailers-inc-fuel, retail-non-specialised-food-stores, automotive-fuel, retail-sale-of-textiles, retail-hardware-paints-and-glass, retail-sale-of-floorcoverings, retail-of-electrical-household-appliances, retail-furniture-and-lighting, retail-sale-of-clothing, retail-of-footwear-and-leather-goods, retail-of-dispensing-chemists, retail-of-medical-goods, retail-of-cosmetic-and-toilet-articles, retail-of-flowers-garden-centres-and-pet, retail-of-watches-and-jewellery, retail-of-second-hand-goods-in-stores, retail-sale-via-mail-order-houses, non-store-retail-exc-mail-order, retail-of-audio-visual-recording-and-equipment, retail-of-computer-and-telecomms-equipment, retail-of-sports-equipment-games-and-toys, retail-of-books-newspapers-and-stationery
fromOptional start YYYY, YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD
toOptional end YYYY, YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD
lastNumber of most recent periods when no from/to is given, 1-500 (default: 13)

Example response (live, compact)

{
  "apiId": "uk-retail-sales-by-store-type",
  "data_freshness": "live",
  "data": {
    "store": "predominantly-food-stores",
    "series": "GB retail sales volume, Predominantly food stores (ONS, SA index)",
    "unit": "index (volume, SA)",
    "frequency": "M",
    "latest": {
      "period": "2026-09",
      "value": 101,
      "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed": 0,
      "change_vs_previous_period_pct_computed": -0.3
    },
    "history": [
      {
        "period": "2025-09",
        "value": 101,
        "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed": 1.2,
        "change_vs_previous_period_pct_computed": 0.6
      },
      {
        "period": "2025-10",
        "value": 100.3,
        "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed": 1.3,
        "change_vs_previous_period_pct_computed": -0.7
      },
      {
        "period": "2025-11",
        "value": 100.2,
        "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed": 0.9,
        "change_vs_previous_period_pct_computed": -0.1
      },
      {
        "period": "2025-12",
        "value": 100,
        "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed": 0.6,
        "change_vs_previous_period_pct_computed": -0.2
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-01",
        "value": 101.2,
        "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed": 0.6,
        "change_vs_previous_period_pct_computed": 1.2
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-02",
        "value": 100.3,
        "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed": 0.4,
        "change_vs_previous_period_pct_computed": -0.9
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-03",
        "value": 99.4,
        "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed": -1.3,
        "change_vs_previous_period_pct_computed": -0.9
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-04",
        "value": 100.7,
        "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed": -0.2,
        "change_vs_previous_period_pct_computed": 1.3
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-05",
        "value": 100.3,
        "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed": 1.1,
        "change_vs_previous_period_pct_computed": -0.4
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-06",
        "value": 100.4,
        "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed": 0.3,
        "change_vs_previous_period_pct_computed": 0.1
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-07",
        "value": 101,
        "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed": -0.8,
        "change_vs_previous_period_pct_computed": 0.6
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-08",
        "value": 101.3,
        "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed": 0.9,
        "change_vs_previous_period_pct_computed": 0.3
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-09",
        "value": 101,
        "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed": 0,
        "change_vs_previous_period_pct_computed": -0.3
      }
    ],
    "available": {
      "from": "1988-01",
      "to": "2026-09",
      "points": 465
    },
    "note": "change_vs_year_ago_pct_computed is computed here from the published index (rounded to one decimal).",
    "verification": {
      "checked_at": "2026-11-04T17:32:37.853Z",
      "checks": []
    },
    "source": {
      "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (UK)",
      "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
      "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
      "series_title": "RSI:Predominantly food stores (vol sa):All Business Index"
    },
    "attribution": "Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0"
  },
  "source": "Office for National Statistics (UK)",
  "source_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "license": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_status": "green"
}

Source & license

SourceOffice for National Statistics (UK)
LicenseOpen Government Licence v3.0
Source URLhttps://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
Termshttps://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
CategoryFinance & Markets › Official National Statistics (US, UK, Canada, Australia)