UK retail sales volumes rose by 0.5% month-on-month in August 2025, matching the revised 0.5% gain in July, and above the expected 0.3% increase. Growth was led by clothing stores (+5.3%), non-store retailing (+4.0%), and specialist food shops (+4.5%), with retailers citing favorable weather as a key driver. Over the three months to August, sales volumes edged down 0.1%, a slower pace of decline than the 0.6% drop in the three months to July. On an annual basis, sales increased 0.7% in August, easing from July’s 1.8% rise but still marking the third consecutive month of growth. Compared with the same three months in 2024, volumes were up 0.8%, though activity remained 2.1% below pre-pandemic levels. Online sales values climbed 0.4% month-on-month and 4.7% year-on-year, with non-store retailing notching its seventh straight monthly gain.