This statistic shows consumer expenditure on games, toys and hobbies in the United Kingdom (UK) from the first quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2023, based on volume. In the fourth quarter of 2023, UK households purchased approximately 2.75 billion British pounds' worth of games, toys and other items related to hobbies.
Quarterly expenditure on games, toys and hobbies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2023, based on volume
(in million GBP)
Characteristic
Expenditure in million GBP*
Q4 2023
2,749
Q3 2023
2,746
Q2 2023
2,731
Q1 2023
2,750
Q4 2022
2,802
Q3 2022
2,802
Q2 2022
2,829
Q1 2022
2,885
Q4 2021
2,887
Q3 2021
2,961
Q2 2021
3,070
Q1 2021
2,574
Q4 2020
2,850
Q3 2020
2,803
Q2 2020
2,428
Q1 2020
2,770
Q4 2019
2,955
Q3 2019
3,015
Q2 2019
3,038
Q1 2019
2,987
Q4 2018
2,960
Q3 2018
2,947
Q2 2018
2,926
Q1 2018
2,971
Q4 2017
3,030
Q3 2017
3,037
Q2 2017
2,962
Q1 2017
2,844
Q4 2016
2,318
Q3 2016
2,054
Q2 2016
2,097
Q1 2016
2,120
Q4 2015
2,511
Q3 2015
2,199
Q2 2015
2,022
Q1 2015
1,913
Q4 2014
2,062
Q3 2014
1,986
Q2 2014
1,964
Q1 2014
1,929
Q4 2013
2,071
Q3 2013
1,996
Q2 2013
1,986
Q1 2013
1,921
Q4 2012
1,916
Q3 2012
1,884
Q2 2012
1,829
Q1 2012
1,894
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* Household final consumption expenditure based on chained volume measures (seasonally adjusted). Figures are given here in volume terms rather than value terms to give a better picture of whether households purchased more or less goods and services over the period in consideration.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 28, 2024). Quarterly expenditure on games, toys and hobbies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2023, based on volume (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/429799/quarterly-annual-expenditure-games-toy-hobbies-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Quarterly expenditure on games, toys and hobbies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2023, based on volume (in million GBP)." Chart. March 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/429799/quarterly-annual-expenditure-games-toy-hobbies-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Quarterly expenditure on games, toys and hobbies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2023, based on volume (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/429799/quarterly-annual-expenditure-games-toy-hobbies-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Quarterly Expenditure on Games, Toys and Hobbies in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1st Quarter 2012 to 4th Quarter 2023, Based on Volume (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/429799/quarterly-annual-expenditure-games-toy-hobbies-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Quarterly expenditure on games, toys and hobbies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2023, based on volume (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/429799/quarterly-annual-expenditure-games-toy-hobbies-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Quarterly expenditure on games, toys and hobbies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2023, based on volume (in million GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/429799/quarterly-annual-expenditure-games-toy-hobbies-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
