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Sandra Halliday Published
July 11, 2025
Consumer payment card spending and specific retail spending grew in Britain during June compared to a year ago and also beat the figures seen during May, although both metrics were still behind the rate of inflation, two monthly reports showed on Tuesday.
Barclays said consumer card spending grew 5.4% year on year, noticeably higher than May’s 3.6% uplift as the warm weather encouraged Britons to shop for summer clothes and socialise at pubs and bars.
Overall, spending on non-essential items increased by 5.7% in June as socialising with friends and family took off. And the weather (plus perhaps that socialising trend) meant spending on new fashion pieces saw its highest growth in almost a year
Shoppers finally decided to snap up summer items after several months of delaying their seasonal spend. With the weather finally turning warmer, the arrival of clearance sale prices and autumn deliveries on the horizon, it was a now or never thing. In fact, spending at clothing retailers rose 4%, which was the highest figure for some time. And pharmacy, health & beauty got its biggest boost since January with a 6.8% increase.
Barclays also said the start of the festival season gave sports and outdoor retailers a lift. After a decline in May of 1.9%, they returned to growth (up 1.1%), as consumers embraced more active, outdoor lifestyles and purchased camping equipment for Glastonbury and other festivals.
Yet we have to remember that all of those figures lagged inflation.
Meanwhile, the British retail Consortium and KPMG’s regular monthly report focusing on retail spending (rather than general consumer spending) showed UK total retail sales up 4.9% year on year. And like-for-like retail sales rose 4.2%.
But non-food sales increased 0.3% on a total basis and decreased 0.5% on a like-for-like basis over the three-months to June.
Paul Martin, UK Head of Retail at KPMG, said: “The sun was shining on retailers in June, with the warm weather bringing consumers back out to the high street. Sales of suntan lotion, food and clothing were all given a boost as consumers made the most of the record June temperatures.
“Apart from a blip in May, retail sales growth has remained steady at around 5% every month in the first half of this year. However, the growth comes against a background of much higher inflation levels – resulting in reduced margins and profitability for operators across the sector.
“Consumers have so far remained resilient, but the triple threats of further interest rate hikes, resolute double-digit food inflation and an economy recovering at [a] slower rate than predicted, could hamper a return to much needed profitable growth across the retail sector.”