Retail sales: Economic indicators
Retail is a large component of the UK’s services industry. Find the latest data on sales of food and non-food goods as well as online sales.
Documents to download
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Briefing for debate on 'National Productivity' (319 KB , PDF)
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Supporting documents
- Data tables - regional and international productivity comparisons (79 KB , Excel Spreadsheet ) (79 KB , Excel Spreadsheet)
This briefing (see PDF below) contains:
- Latest UK productivity data
- Summary of research on the possible causes of the ‘productivity puzzle’
- International comparisons
- Regional differences in productivity
- Government policy
- Further sources of research and information
A more detailed Library briefing Productivity in the UK (last updated in September 2017) is also available.
An Excel file containing tables showing time series data on regional and international comparisons is also available.
Documents to download
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Briefing for debate on 'National Productivity' (319 KB , PDF)
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Supporting documents
- Data tables - regional and international productivity comparisons (79 KB , Excel Spreadsheet ) (79 KB , Excel Spreadsheet)
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