Furniture and flooring sales leapt above pre-pandemic levels last month.
Initial figures from the Office for National Statistics show furniture and lighting sales were 20.6% higher in April in Great Britain (Northern Ireland is excluded) than in April 2019.
Average weekly sales rose to £308,327,000, compared with £280,459,000 in April 2019 and £61,406,000 in April 2020.
Flooring sales were 45.5% higher than April 2019.
Average weekly sales were £41,967,000, compared with £28,842,000 in April 2019 and £7,298 in April 2020.
