Free Data GraphicCoresight Bites: June UK Retail Sales—Deepest Volume Declines in 30+ Years Coresight Research July 26, 2022 Coresight Bites provide free snapshots of Coresight Research data and findings. Subscribers can access the full research here. To find out how to subscribe, click here. Coresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on retail sales (in total and by sector) and key consumer indicators, focusing on the US, the UK and China. Adjusting for inflation, the year-over-year volume decline in UK retail sales deepened in June to (5.9)%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Excepting the pandemic-hit months of April and May 2020, this set a record for volume declines, based on the ONS’s current data set, which extends back to January 1989. In June, total UK retail sales value growth continued to slow, even as overall consumer price inflation accelerated. The total sector eked out a very modest 1.7% year-over-year value increase during the month. Click the image to read more about the topic. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Connected TV’s Opportunities and Growing Pains: 10 Insights from CTV Connect 2025Rolling Metric Picks Up After Last Week’s Dip: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 29, 2025—InfographicWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 3: Joann Files for Bankruptcy Again as US Closures Cross 2,000Innovator Profile: BetterBasket—Optimizing Grocery Pricing with AI-Driven Insights