Next release Monday, 16 November 2026, 06:00 New York. Every release since 28 Jan 2016: 127 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the GBP. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last UK CBI Distributive Trades (Oct. 2026, released 26 Oct 2026) came in at -10; the previous reading was -55. The next UK CBI Distributive Trades is due Monday, 16 November 2026 at 06:00 New York time (Nov. 2026).
Since 2016, UK CBI Distributive Trades has come in above forecast 43% of the time and below 51% (76 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 50%. It has now come in above forecast 3 releases in a row.
The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 17.25: higher than expected is good for the GBP.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 07:00 | Oct. 2026 | -10 | – | -55 | – |
| 24 Sept 2026 06:00 | Sep. 2026 | -55 | – | -48 | – |
| 26 Aug 2026 06:00 | Aug. 2026 | -48 | – | -26 | – |
| 27 Jul 2026 06:00 | Jul. 2026 | -26 | – | -54 | – |
| 25 Jun 2026 06:00 | Jun. 2026 | -54 | – | -46 | – |
| 26 May 2026 06:00 | May. 2026 | -46 | – | -68 | – |
| 27 Apr 2026 06:00 | Apr. 2026 | -68 | – | -52 | – |
| 24 Mar 2026 07:00 | Mar. 2026 | -52 | – | -43 | – |
| 24 Feb 2026 06:00 | Feb. 2026 | -43 | – | -17 | – |
| 22 Jan 2026 06:00 | Jan. 2026 | -17 | – | -44 | – |
| 19 Dec 2025 06:00 | Dec. 2025 | -44 | – | -32 | – |
| 25 Nov 2025 06:00 | Nov. 2025 | -32 | – | -27 | – |
| 27 Oct 2025 07:00 | Oct. 2025 | -27 | – | -29 | – |
| 25 Sept 2025 06:00 | Sep. 2025 | -29 | – | -32 | – |
| 27 Aug 2025 06:00 | Aug. 2025 | -32 | – | -34 | – |
| 28 Jul 2025 06:00 | Jul. 2025 | -34 | – | -46 | – |
| 26 Jun 2025 06:00 | Jun. 2025 | -46 | – | -27 | – |
| 27 May 2025 06:00 | May. 2025 | -27 | – | -8 | – |
| 28 Apr 2025 06:00 | Apr. 2025 | -8 | – | -41 | – |
| 25 Mar 2025 07:00 | Mar. 2025 | -41 | – | -23 | – |
| 25 Feb 2025 06:00 | Feb. 2025 | -23 | – | -24 | – |
| 24 Jan 2025 06:00 | Jan. 2025 | -24 | – | -15 | – |
| 20 Dec 2024 06:00 | Dec. 2024 | -15 | – | -18 | – |
| 26 Nov 2024 06:00 | Nov. 2024 | -18 | – | -6 | – |
| 28 Oct 2024 07:00 | Oct. 2024 | -6 | – | 4 | – |
| 27 Sept 2024 06:00 | Sep. 2024 | 4 | – | -27 | – |
| 27 Aug 2024 06:00 | Aug. 2024 | -27 | – | -43 | – |
| 29 Jul 2024 06:00 | Jul. 2024 | -43 | – | -24 | – |
| 26 Jun 2024 06:00 | Jun. 2024 | -24 | – | 8 | – |
| 28 May 2024 06:00 | May. 2024 | 8 | – | -44 | – |
| 25 Apr 2024 06:00 | Apr. 2024 | -44 | – | 2 | – |
| 25 Mar 2024 07:00 | Mar. 2024 | 2 | – | -7 | – |
| 26 Feb 2024 06:00 | Feb. 2024 | -7 | – | -50 | – |
| 25 Jan 2024 06:00 | Jan. 2024 | -50 | – | -32 | – |
| 21 Dec 2023 06:00 | Dec. 2023 | -32 | – | -11 | – |
| 27 Nov 2023 06:00 | Nov. 2023 | -11 | – | -36 | – |
| 26 Oct 2023 06:00 | Oct. 2023 | -36 | – | -14 | – |
| 25 Sept 2023 06:00 | Sep. 2023 | -14 | – | -44 | – |
| 24 Aug 2023 06:00 | Aug. 2023 | -44 | – | -25 | – |
| 27 Jul 2023 06:00 | Jul. 2023 | -25 | – | -9 | – |
| 26 Jun 2023 06:00 | Jun. 2023 | -9 | – | -10 | – |
| 25 May 2023 06:00 | May. 2023 | -10 | – | 5 | – |
| 26 Apr 2023 06:00 | Apr. 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | above |
| 27 Mar 2023 06:00 | Mar. 2023 | 1 | -6 | 2 | above |
| 23 Feb 2023 06:00 | Feb. 2023 | 2 | -13 | -20 | above |
| 26 Jan 2023 06:00 | Jan. 2023 | -23 | -5 | 11 | below |
| 21 Dec 2022 06:00 | Dec. 2022 | 11 | -23 | -19 | above |
| 28 Nov 2022 06:00 | Nov. 2022 | -19 | – | 18 | – |
| 27 Oct 2022 06:00 | Oct. 2022 | 18 | – | -20 | – |
| 23 Sept 2022 06:00 | Sep. 2022 | -20 | 10 | -1 | below |
| 25 Aug 2022 06:00 | Aug. 2022 | 37 | -7 | -4 | above |
| 26 Jul 2022 06:00 | Jul. 2022 | -4 | – | -5 | – |
| 23 Jun 2022 06:00 | Jun. 2022 | -5 | -3 | -1 | below |
| 24 May 2022 06:00 | May. 2022 | -1 | -30 | -35 | above |
| 27 Apr 2022 06:00 | Apr. 2022 | -35 | -3 | 9 | below |
| 24 Mar 2022 07:00 | Mar. 2022 | 9 | 10 | 14 | below |
| 24 Feb 2022 06:00 | Feb. 2022 | 14 | 25 | 28 | below |
| 27 Jan 2022 06:00 | Jan. 2022 | 28 | 13 | 11 | above |
| 21 Dec 2021 06:00 | Dec. 2021 | 8 | – | 39 | – |
| 25 Nov 2021 06:00 | Nov. 2021 | 39 | – | 30 | – |
| 26 Oct 2021 06:00 | Oct. 2021 | 30 | 13 | 11 | above |
| 24 Sept 2021 06:00 | Sep. 2021 | 11 | 35 | 60 | below |
| 24 Aug 2021 06:00 | Aug. 2021 | 60 | 20 | 23 | above |
| 27 Jul 2021 06:00 | Jul. 2021 | 23 | 21 | 25 | above |
| 25 Jun 2021 06:00 | Jun. 2021 | 25 | 14 | 18 | above |
| 25 May 2021 06:00 | May. 2021 | 18 | 30 | 20 | below |
| 27 Apr 2021 06:00 | Apr. 2021 | 20 | -5 | -45 | above |
| 25 Mar 2021 07:00 | Mar. 2021 | -45 | -37 | -45 | below |
| 23 Feb 2021 06:00 | Feb. 2021 | -45 | -38 | -50 | below |
| 26 Jan 2021 06:00 | Jan. 2021 | -50 | -28 | -25 | below |
| 21 Dec 2020 06:00 | Dec. 2020 | -3 | 0 | -25 | below |
| 24 Nov 2020 06:00 | Nov. 2020 | -25 | -35 | -23 | above |
| 27 Oct 2020 07:00 | Oct. 2020 | -23 | 1 | 11 | below |
| 24 Sept 2020 06:00 | Sep. 2020 | 11 | -10 | -6 | above |
| 25 Aug 2020 06:00 | Aug. 2020 | -6 | 8 | 4 | below |
| 28 Jul 2020 06:00 | Jul. 2020 | 4 | -25 | -37 | above |
| 25 Jun 2020 06:00 | Jun. 2020 | -37 | -34 | -50 | below |
| 26 May 2020 06:00 | May. 2020 | -50 | -50 | -55 | in line |
| 28 Apr 2020 06:00 | Apr. 2020 | -55 | -40 | -3 | below |
| 25 Mar 2020 07:00 | Mar. 2020 | -3 | -12 | 1 | above |
| 25 Feb 2020 06:00 | Feb. 2020 | 1 | 4 | 0 | below |
| 28 Jan 2020 06:00 | Jan. 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | below |
| 28 Oct 2019 07:00 | Oct. 2019 | -10 | -20 | -16 | above |
| 25 Sept 2019 06:00 | Sep. 2019 | -16 | -25 | -49 | above |
| 22 Aug 2019 06:00 | Aug. 2019 | -49 | -11 | -16 | below |
| 25 Jul 2019 06:00 | Jul. 2019 | -16 | -10 | -42 | below |
| 25 Jun 2019 06:00 | Jun. 2019 | -42 | -10 | -27 | below |
| 24 May 2019 06:00 | May. 2019 | -27 | 8 | 13 | below |
| 25 Apr 2019 06:00 | Apr. 2019 | 13 | 0 | -18 | above |
| 27 Mar 2019 07:00 | Mar. 2019 | -18 | 5 | 0 | below |
| 22 Feb 2019 06:00 | Feb. 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 25 Jan 2019 06:00 | Jan. 2019 | 0 | 2 | -13 | below |
| 20 Dec 2018 06:00 | Dec. 2018 | -13 | 16 | 19 | below |
| 27 Nov 2018 06:00 | Nov. 2018 | 19 | 10 | 5 | above |
| 30 Oct 2018 07:00 | Oct. 2018 | 5 | 20 | 23 | below |
| 26 Sept 2018 06:00 | Sep. 2018 | 23 | 16 | 29 | above |
| 23 Aug 2018 06:00 | Aug. 2018 | 29 | 13 | 20 | above |
| 25 Jul 2018 06:00 | Jul. 2018 | 20 | 15 | 32 | above |
| 27 Jun 2018 06:00 | Jun. 2018 | 32 | 11 | 11 | above |
| 23 May 2018 06:00 | May. 2018 | 11 | – | -2 | – |
| 26 Apr 2018 06:00 | Apr. 2018 | -2 | 5 | -8 | below |
| 28 Mar 2018 06:00 | Mar. 2018 | -8 | 15 | 8 | below |
| 22 Feb 2018 06:00 | Feb. 2018 | 8 | 13 | 12 | below |
| 25 Jan 2018 06:00 | Jan. 2018 | 12 | 12 | 20 | in line |
| 20 Dec 2017 06:00 | Dec. 2017 | 20 | 20 | 26 | in line |
| 23 Nov 2017 06:00 | Nov. 2017 | 26 | 5 | -36 | above |
| 26 Oct 2017 06:00 | Oct. 2017 | -36 | 15 | 42 | below |
| 27 Sept 2017 06:00 | Sep. 2017 | 42 | 5 | -10 | above |
| 24 Aug 2017 06:00 | Aug. 2017 | -10 | 15 | 22 | below |
| 27 Jul 2017 06:00 | Jul. 2017 | 22 | 10 | 12 | above |
| 27 Jun 2017 06:00 | Jun. 2017 | 12 | 2 | 2 | above |
| 23 May 2017 06:00 | May. 2017 | 2 | 10 | 38 | below |
| 27 Apr 2017 06:00 | Apr. 2017 | 38 | 6 | 9 | above |
| 23 Mar 2017 07:00 | Mar. 2017 | 9 | 5 | 9 | above |
| 23 Feb 2017 06:00 | Feb. 2017 | 9 | 0 | -8 | above |
| 26 Jan 2017 06:00 | Jan. 2017 | -8 | 22 | 35 | below |
| 25 Nov 2016 06:00 | Nov. 2016 | 26 | 12 | 21 | above |
| 27 Oct 2016 06:00 | Oct. 2016 | 21 | -2 | -8 | above |
| 27 Sept 2016 06:00 | Sep. 2016 | -8 | 7 | 9 | below |
| 25 Aug 2016 06:00 | Aug. 2016 | 9 | – | -14 | – |
The next UK CBI Distributive Trades is due Monday, 16 November 2026 at 06:00 New York time (Nov. 2026).
The last UK CBI Distributive Trades (Oct. 2026, released 26 Oct 2026) came in at -10; the previous reading was -55.
UK CBI Distributive Trades is released monthly by Confederation of British Industry. CRTLAB has 127 releases on record since 28 Jan 2016.
Since 2016, UK CBI Distributive Trades has come in above forecast 43% of the time and below 51% (76 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 50%. It has now come in above forecast 3 releases in a row.
The highest was 60 (Aug. 2021) and the lowest -68 (Apr. 2026). The five-year average is -18.7.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the GBP, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the GBP against its forecast, red one that was bad.
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.