In May 2018, the quantity bought in the retail industry increased by 1.3% when compared with April 2018 with growth across all main sectors. Feedback from retailers suggested that a sustained period of good weather and Royal Wedding celebrations encouraged spending in food and household goods stores in May. The quantity bought saw a sharp increase to year-on-year growth in May at 3.9% when compared with April at 1.4%; possibly due to a combination of warm weather and slow year-on-year growth in May 2017 at 0.8%. Non-store retailing showed strong growth in the quantity bought when compared with the previous year at ... (full story)