Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Dec 2024
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
72.00 NBL on Jul 31, 1984
Lowest
−55.00 NBL on Apr 30, 2020
About United Kingdom CBI Distributive Trades
The Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) monthly retail sales balance is a gauge of retail sales versus a year ago. The reading is compiled from a survey of about 150 retail and wholesale companies. It includes measures of sales activity across the distributive trades. It is a leading indicator of consumer spending. The figure is the difference between the percentage of retailers reporting an increase in sales and those reporting a decrease.