This statistic presents the monthly growth rates of total Christmas retail sales volume in the UK from 2012 to 2017. The total retail sales are compared by measuring the quantity of products bought by customers in the months of November and December. The data shows that in 2012 and 2013, consumers waited to buy the majority of their Christmas goods in December as growth rates reached 16.6% and 17.6% respectively. In 2014, this growth rate slowed as more consumers began to purchase goods in December. Growth rates for 2015, 2016 and 2017 slowed further as consumers purchases between November and December became more even.
Comparison of growth rates in Christmas retail sales volume in November and December in the UK from 2012 to 2017
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 19, 2018). Comparison of growth rates in Christmas retail sales volume in November and December in the UK from 2012 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/949991/monthly-christmas-retail-sales-growth-rates-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Comparison of growth rates in Christmas retail sales volume in November and December in the UK from 2012 to 2017." Chart. January 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/949991/monthly-christmas-retail-sales-growth-rates-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2018). Comparison of growth rates in Christmas retail sales volume in November and December in the UK from 2012 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/949991/monthly-christmas-retail-sales-growth-rates-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Comparison of Growth Rates in Christmas Retail Sales Volume in November and December in The Uk from 2012 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/949991/monthly-christmas-retail-sales-growth-rates-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Comparison of growth rates in Christmas retail sales volume in November and December in the UK from 2012 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/949991/monthly-christmas-retail-sales-growth-rates-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Comparison of growth rates in Christmas retail sales volume in November and December in the UK from 2012 to 2017 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/949991/monthly-christmas-retail-sales-growth-rates-uk/