-10.1 on previous index reading
Key Points
- Retail Pulse down in July
- Three in ten firms expect to increase basic pay over the next 12 months
- 54% have ambitions to grow their business in the next 1 to 3 years
Retail Pulse
Retail Pulse
Retail Pulse
July 2019
77.9
Retail Pulse
Sales
Past 3 Months
25%
46%
29%
Balance -4%
(-15 on previous reading)
Retail Pulse
Sales
Next 3 Months
35%
54%
10%
Balance +25%
(-4 on previous reading)
Retail Pulse
Jobs
Past 3 Months
12%
83%
5%
Balance +6%
(-1 on previous reading)
Retail Pulse
Jobs
Next 3 Months
9%
86%
5%
Balance +4%
(-4 on previous reading)
Retail Pulse
Input Costs Excluding Labour
Past 3 Months
33%
64%
3%
Balance +30%
(-9 on previous reading)
Retail Pulse
Selling Prices
Next 3 Months
16%
78%
6%
Balance +9%
(+2 on previous reading)
Retail Pulse
Pay Intentions
Next 12 Months
Change ResponseIncrease
| > 4% | 7% |
| 2% to 4% | 16% |
| < 2% | 7% |
Stay more or less the same
69%
Decrease
| < 2% | 0% |
| 2% to 4% | 0% |
| > 4% | 1% |
Retail Pulse
Business Ambitions
Next 1 to 3 years
54% growth trajectory
46% less ambitious
16%Confident, actively pursuing opportunities
35%Prefer to stay same size
38%Plan to grow but remain cautious
11%Intend to scale down