Today’s Office for National Statistics publication of the annual consumer spending figures highlights another increase in consumer spending on clothing and footwear during 2015.  The value of consumer spend now stands at £65.9bn using the chained value measure and £66.1bn using the current price indicator. For both measures this represents a five per cent increase … More Consumer spending on clothing and footwear powers ahead in 2015

Clothing and footwear sales through specalist clothing and footwear stores fell slightly by 0.6% in February 2016 to stand at its lowest level since October 2014, although this leaves the index still 7% higher than in 2012. However, the latest figures show internet sales continued at a pace with the index showing a 1.2% rise … More Fashion retail sales falls in February although online enjoys good growth

February 2016 saw consumer prices for clothing and footwear rise 1.6% on January’s figure.  However, prices as still below levels in 2015 where prices spiked 3% higher in October and November than the annual average. Figure 1: Consumer Price Index for Clothing and Footwear (CPI detailed indices 2015 =100) Source: Office for National Statistics Looking … More Clothing and Footwear consumer prices rise 1.6% in February 2016