The value of retail flooring sales saw an almost double digit monthly fall in July, but were well up on 2023.
Sales in July reached £241,764,000 in England, Scotland and Wales according to ONS data, but this was 9.83% lower than June 2024. However it was 7.27% higher than July 2023.
Including July 2023, July’s sales figure was the fifth highest in the past 13 months.
The figures are not seasonally adjusted, do not take inflation into account and are subject to revision.