Flooring sales in England, Scotland and Wales saw a major annual increase in May.
Sales were £226.09m, up 15.9% on May 2021 but 2% lower than April 2022.
Sales were almost double (up 96.7%) of May 2019’s £114.9m.
According to Office for National Statistics, May was the 46th best month since comparable records began in January 1986. Since then sales have averaged £176.7m a month.