{"id":"uk-retail-volumes-rebound-august-2026","canonicalSlug":"uk-retail-volumes-rebound-august-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/uk-retail-volumes-rebound-august-2026","language":"en","title":"Great Britain retail volumes rebound 0.5% in August","summary":"The monthly recovery followed a July fall, while sales volumes gained 0.9% over the latest three-month period.","body":["The quantity of goods bought in Great Britain’s retail sector increased 0.5% in August 2026 after falling 0.5% in July, the Office for National Statistics estimated. June’s rise was revised down to 0.6% from 0.7%.","Across the three months to August, retail volumes rose 0.9% from the previous three months and 2.4% from a year earlier. ONS said non-store retailers partly recovered from July’s declines and department stores picked up after stock-availability issues."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Great Britain retail volumes rebound 0.5% in August\n\nThe monthly recovery followed a July fall, while sales volumes gained 0.9% over the latest three-month period.\n\nThe quantity of goods bought in Great Britain’s retail sector increased 0.5% in August 2026 after falling 0.5% in July, the Office for National Statistics estimated. June’s rise was revised down to 0.6% from 0.7%.\n\nAcross the three months to August, retail volumes rose 0.9% from the previous three months and 2.4% from a year earlier. ONS said non-store retailers partly recovered from July’s declines and department stores picked up after stock-availability issues.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-18","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-18","translatedAt":"2026-10-05T23:34:33Z","sources":[{"name":"Office for National Statistics","url":"https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/bulletins/retailsales/august2026","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-18"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/uk-retail-volumes-rebound-august-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/uk-retail-volumes-rebound-august-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/uk-retail-volumes-rebound-august-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/uk-retail-volumes-rebound-august-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/uk-retail-volumes-rebound-august-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/uk-retail-volumes-rebound-august-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/uk-retail-volumes-rebound-august-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}