retail sales release19 Feb 2021 07:22
UK retail sales volumes decreased by 8.2% in January from December’s level, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
All sectors saw a monthly decline in volume sales in January 2021 except for non-store retailers and food stores, which reported growth of 3.7% and 1.4% respectively when compared with December 2020.
All store types reported an increase in their proportion of online spending in January 2021 when compared with December 2020; with food stores reaching a historic high of 12.2% of sales conducted online.
The release of the figures had little effect on expectations for the FTSE 100's opening level, which is expected be around 6,610 - down 7 points on last night's close.