Flooring sees monthly sales leap

Flooring enjoyed a double-digit monthly sales increase in August.

According to the Office of National Statistics first estimate of August’s retail sales, the flooring sector in England, Wales and Scotland saw sales climb 10.41% compared with July.

Average weekly sales were £43,309,000.

Compared with August 2020, sales were 48% higher and compared with August 2019, were 53% higher.

For the year to date (January to August) sales were 32.2% higher than the first eight months of 2020 but 12.39% lower than the same period in 2019.

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