The retail value of furniture and lighting sales held up in August.
The value of sales in England, Scotland and Wales fell by 1% to £1,061,338,000 compared with July 2024.
Compared with August 2023 sales were down 16%, an improvement on the annual fall seen in July.
Sales were also lower than in August 2022 (£1,203,492,000) and August 2021 (£1,148,378,000).
Of the 464 months since the Office for National Statistics introduced comparable data in January 1986, August 2024 was the 126th best performing month.
The date is non-seasonal, does not allow for inflation and is subject to revision.
