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Average weekly sales in predominantly food stores in the Great Britain (UK) from May 2014 to June 2025 (in 1,000 GBP)

Characteristic	Average weekly sales in thousand GBP
Jun 25	3,369,024
May 25	3,353,918
Apr 25	3,459,257
Mar 25	3,310,564
Feb 25	3,284,630
Jan 25	3,167,327
Dec 24	3,817,403
Nov 24	3,451,769
Oct 24	3,325,841
Sep 24	3,272,649
Aug 24	3,406,061
Jul 24	3,444,100
Jun 24	3,393,512
May 24	3,465,333
Apr 24	3,269,084
Mar 24	3,450,405
Feb 24	3,340,489
Jan 24	3,189,646
Dec 23	3,828,611
Nov 23	3,576,333
Oct 23	3,424,013
Sep 23	3,343,124
Aug 23	3,383,421
Jul 23	3,441,206
Jun 23	3,515,628
May 23	3,508,368
Apr 23	3,474,894
Mar 23	3,435,383
Feb 23	3,372,181
Jan 23	3,204,144
Dec 22	4,011,872
Nov 22	3,612,835
Oct 22	3,460,737
Sep 22	3,387,623
Aug 22	3,517,108
Jul 22	3,644,751
Jun 22	3,614,536
May 22	3,540,506
Apr 22	3,618,163
Mar 22	3,537,794
Feb 22	3,475,664
Jan 22	3,361,714
Dec 21	4,219,262
Nov 21	3,814,140
Oct 21	3,694,855
Sep 21	3,601,989
Aug 21	3,666,319
Jul 21	3,797,068
Jun 21	3,850,776
May 21	3,746,759
Apr 21	3,772,143
Mar 21	4,009,673
Feb 21	3,742,712
Jan 21	3,568,070
Dec 20	4,223,073
Nov 20	3,979,246
Oct 20	3,729,936
Sep 20	3,689,611
Aug 20	3,700,045
Jul 20	3,731,644
Jun 20	3,852,747
May 20	3,901,603
Apr 20	3,803,931
Mar 20	3,907,324
Feb 20	3,498,753
Jan 20	3,354,080
Dec 19	4,162,096
Nov 19	3,680,378
Oct 19	3,592,554
Sep 19	3,530,125
Aug 19	3,565,736
Jul 19	3,670,477
Jun 19	3,613,084
May 19	3,638,365
Apr 19	3,636,854
Mar 19	3,522,105
Feb 19	3,423,742
Jan 19	3,296,730
Dec 18	4,147,609
Nov 18	3,669,134
Oct 18	3,533,211
Sep 18	3,460,465
Aug 18	3,533,712
Jul 18	3,661,192
Jun 18	3,606,025
May 18	3,637,405
Apr 18	3,408,328
Mar 18	3,534,924
Feb 18	3,378,263
Jan 18	3,197,909
Dec 17	4,130,700
Nov 17	3,631,875
Oct 17	3,499,936
Sep 17	3,423,770
Aug 17	3,461,997
Jul 17	3,544,130
Jun 17	3,505,289
May 17	3,560,591
Apr 17	3,572,803
Mar 17	3,443,307
Feb 17	3,386,572
Jan 17	3,237,005
Dec 16	4,121,238
Nov 16	3,685,791
Oct 16	3,548,819
Sep 16	3,475,025
Aug 16	3,498,878
Jul 16	3,560,356
Jun 16	3,534,853
May 16	3,566,880
Apr 16	3,438,785
Mar 16	3,487,637
Feb 16	3,375,302
Jan 16	3,267,256
Dec 15	4,000,631
Nov 15	3,588,690
Oct 15	3,388,488
Sep 15	3,387,596
Aug 15	3,310,828
Jul 15	3,416,819
Jun 15	3,433,443
May 15	3,435,982
Apr 15	3,284,645
Mar 15	3,413,288
Feb 15	3,244,279
Jan 15	3,167,270
Dec 14	3,864,797
Nov 14	3,536,458
Oct 14	3,331,378
Sep 14	3,258,469
Aug 14	3,271,589
Jul 14	3,365,217
Jun 14	3,372,247
May 14	3,349,769

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July 2025

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United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

May 2014 to June 2025

Supplementary notes

Figures based on sales volume, non-seasonally adjusted. Volume data is referenced to 2022.

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In December 2020, an average of 4.22 billion British pounds (GBP) worth of goods were purchased in food stores across Great Britain per week. This represented a record amount spent on food purchases, but was also expected as Christmas season typically means increased food sales across retail stores. As of June 2025, average weekly sales stood at around 3.37 billion British pounds. For data concerning the percentage change in the value of sales in food stores, please see the following.

A shopping rhythm

The overall structure of yearly spending remained the same during the period in consideration. January, coinciding with the Veganuary campaign which encourages people to eat vegan as an alternative dietary choice in January, sees a sharp drop after a peak spending during the month of December. After January a few months see an increase leading to an early summer high. After a drop in early autumn November sees the prelude to increased Christmas spending.

Grocery market in the United Kingdom

The overall value of the UK grocery retail market was estimated to amount to 216.8 billion British pounds in 2022. Of this, about 166.3 billion sales were made in predominantly food stores in 2022. Supermarkets had the highest share of grocery sales in the UK.