+3.7 on previous index reading
Key Points
- Retail Pulse up in January
- One in three firms expect to increase basic pay over the coming year
- 59% have ambitions to grow their business in the next 1 to 3 years
Retail Pulse
Retail Pulse
Retail Pulse
January 2019
83.5
Retail Pulse
Sales
Past 3 Months
30%
52%
17%
Balance +13%
(+6 on previous reading)
Retail Pulse
Sales
Next 3 Months
33%
52%
15%
Balance +17%
(-4 on previous reading)
Retail Pulse
Jobs
Past 3 Months
9%
84%
7%
Balance +2%
(-4 on previous reading)
Retail Pulse
Jobs
Next 3 Months
8%
89%
3%
Balance +5%
(-1 on previous reading)
Retail Pulse
Input Costs Excluding Labour
Past 3 Months
30%
69%
1%
Balance +29%
(-3 on previous reading)
Retail Pulse
Selling Prices
Next 3 Months
25%
71%
4%
Balance +21%
(+10 on previous reading)
Retail Pulse
Pay Intentions
Next 12 Months
Change ResponseIncrease
| > 4% | 7% |
| 2% to 4% | 24% |
| < 2% | 6% |
Stay more or less the same
62%
Decrease
| < 2% | 1% |
| 2% to 4% | 0% |
| > 4% | 0% |
Retail Pulse
Business Ambitions
Next 1 to 3 years
59% growth trajectory
41% less ambitious
14%Confident, actively pursuing opportunities
32%Prefer to stay same size
45%Plan to grow but remain cautious
10%Intend to scale down