Retail sales up 1.9% in January 2022
However, both non-food sales and automotive sales remain below their February 2020 level. Food store sales volumes in January 2022 fell below pre-coronavirus levels ‘for the first time’ and were 0.8% below where they were in February 2020.

Retail sales volumes rose by 1.9% in January 2022 following a fall of 4.0% in December 2021, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.