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Retail sales volume

The seasonally adjusted retail sales volume index was 115.4 in May 2026 (+0.8% year on year).

CSO Retail Sales Index · Reference period May 2026 · Retrieved 5 July 2026

Latest

115.4

index (base 2021=100)

month on month

0.0% →

vs April 2026

Year on year

+0.8%

vs May 2025

Record

Within recent range

Retail sales volumeRetail sales volume: 65 observations from January 2021 to May 2026. Range 80.0 to 116.5 index (base 2021=100).116.598.380.0January 2021May 2026
Retail sales volume - full series. Unit: index (base 2021=100).

Full data

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Period Value (index (base 2021=100))
May 2026 115.4
April 2026 115.4
March 2026 114.8
February 2026 115.7
January 2026 116.5
December 2025 114.8
November 2025 115.1
October 2025 114.7
September 2025 115.4
August 2025 115.1
July 2025 116.1
June 2025 115.2
May 2025 114.5
April 2025 115.1
March 2025 114.5
February 2025 114.5
January 2025 112.9
December 2024 114.5
November 2024 112.6
October 2024 112.6
September 2024 111.4
August 2024 111.0
July 2024 111.8
June 2024 111.5
May 2024 112.5
April 2024 112.1
March 2024 114.3
February 2024 112.4
January 2024 113.4
December 2023 112.9
November 2023 114.0
October 2023 111.1
September 2023 111.3
August 2023 113.7
July 2023 111.1
June 2023 113.1
May 2023 112.6
April 2023 111.7
March 2023 112.1
February 2023 110.4
January 2023 108.8
December 2022 111.7
November 2022 110.6
October 2022 110.4
September 2022 108.9
August 2022 107.6
July 2022 106.1
June 2022 108.4
May 2022 105.7
April 2022 106.1
March 2022 105.2
February 2022 102.9
January 2022 100.2
December 2021 104.1
November 2021 111.8
October 2021 109.7
September 2021 105.1
August 2021 104.1
July 2021 105.4
June 2021 106.9
May 2021 100.6
April 2021 90.4
March 2021 90.1
February 2021 89.8
January 2021 80.0

Revisions

  • January 2022: Source revised 2022-01 from 100.1 to 100.2. (5 July 2026)
  • February 2022: Source revised 2022-02 from 102.7 to 102.9. (5 July 2026)
  • March 2022: Source revised 2022-03 from 105.1 to 105.2. (5 July 2026)
  • April 2022: Source revised 2022-04 from 105.9 to 106.1. (5 July 2026)
  • June 2022: Source revised 2022-06 from 108.5 to 108.4. (5 July 2026)
  • July 2022: Source revised 2022-07 from 106.2 to 106.1. (5 July 2026)
  • August 2022: Source revised 2022-08 from 107.7 to 107.6. (5 July 2026)
  • September 2022: Source revised 2022-09 from 109 to 108.9. (5 July 2026)
  • October 2022: Source revised 2022-10 from 110.5 to 110.4. (5 July 2026)
  • January 2023: Source revised 2023-01 from 108.9 to 108.8. (5 July 2026)
  • February 2023: Source revised 2023-02 from 110.3 to 110.4. (5 July 2026)
  • March 2023: Source revised 2023-03 from 112 to 112.1. (5 July 2026)
  • April 2023: Source revised 2023-04 from 111.5 to 111.7. (5 July 2026)
  • July 2023: Source revised 2023-07 from 111.2 to 111.1. (5 July 2026)
  • October 2023: Source revised 2023-10 from 111.2 to 111.1. (5 July 2026)
  • May 2024: Source revised 2024-05 from 112.4 to 112.5. (5 July 2026)
  • September 2024: Source revised 2024-09 from 111.5 to 111.4. (5 July 2026)
  • January 2025: Source revised 2025-01 from 113 to 112.9. (5 July 2026)
  • March 2025: Source revised 2025-03 from 114.1 to 114.5. (5 July 2026)
  • April 2025: Source revised 2025-04 from 115.5 to 115.1. (5 July 2026)
  • May 2025: Source revised 2025-05 from 114.4 to 114.5. (5 July 2026)
  • July 2025: Source revised 2025-07 from 116.2 to 116.1. (5 July 2026)
  • August 2025: Source revised 2025-08 from 115.2 to 115.1. (5 July 2026)
  • September 2025: Source revised 2025-09 from 115.5 to 115.4. (5 July 2026)
  • December 2025: Source revised 2025-12 from 114.7 to 114.8. (5 July 2026)
  • January 2026: Source revised 2026-01 from 116.6 to 116.5. (5 July 2026)
  • March 2026: Source revised 2026-03 from 115.1 to 114.8. (5 July 2026)
  • April 2026: Source revised 2026-04 from 114.9 to 115.4. (5 July 2026)

Methodology and source

Seasonally adjusted all-business retail sales volume index from the CSO Retail Sales Index release, resolved from the CSO PxStat API by table and statistic label. The volume index strips out price changes to show real demand and is read here as a demand signal for SME retailers and their suppliers. The base period follows the CSO's current reference year.

Source: CSO Retail Sales Index (table RSM08) · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Retrieved 5 July 2026.

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