March 2017 UK CBI distributive trade report for the retail sector 23 March 2017
Prior 9
Total sales 32 vs 20 exp. Prior 25
Annual sales 9 vs 9 prior
3m annual sales 3 v s12 prior
Supplier orders -10 vs -11 prior
Sales for time of year -6 vs -3 prior
Expected volume of annual sales 16 vs 5 prior
Expected sales for time of year 5 vs -1 prior
It looks good from the headline numbers but there's some cautionary items in the underlying components.
The CBI say that retailers are being squeezed by higher prices on one side and increased competition on the other.
CBI total sales
