The seasonally adjusted value of retail sales in January 2010 went up by 3.2% year-on-year and the volume went up by 0.9%. The change in value of sales over the previous quarter was an increase of 3.7% and the change in volume of sales over the same period was an increase of 2.2%.
These figures from the ONS now include automotive fuel in the headline estimates of retail sales. The indices excluding fuels were an increase of 3.7% in value on last year and an increase of 2.6% in volume. The changes on the last quarter were an increase of 3.6% in value and 3.2% in volume.
The monthly sales values for the food stores sector were 3% higher than a year ago and non-food stores the same. The monthly sales volume of the food stores sector was 0.4% up and the non-food stores was 2.8% up.
The prices of retail sales in January 2010 rose by 2.3% on January last year. The non-seasonally adjusted average weekly value of Internet retail sales was £400m which is approximately 8% of all retail sales. The estimated total value of retail sales in January was £21.9bn. The average weekly value of sales was £5.5bn.
The earlier data from the BRC that suggested January had been a bad month for retail sales also added that because the survey had been carried out in early January sales might improve later in the month to give a different picture.
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