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01 Overview
GDP growth rate forecasts in Europe 2020-2021 02
Post coronavirus GDP growth forecast in the United Kingdom 2020-2021 03
Monthly GDP growth of the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2020 04
Quarterly GDP growth of the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2020 05
Share of businesses that have closed in the UK due to Coronavirus in 2020, by sector 06
Inflation rate (CPI) in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018-2020 07
Monthly Business Confidence Index (BCI) in the UK 2018-2020 08
Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) of the United Kingdom (UK) 2018-2020 09
Composite PMI in the United Kingdom 2019-2020 10
02 Labor market
Unemployment rate forecasts in Europe 2020-2021 12
Post-coronavirus unemployment rate forecast in the United Kingdom 2020-2021 13
Number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the UK 2010-2020 14
Table of Contents
Number of jobs furloughed under the job retention scheme in the UK 2020 15
Value of claims made by companies from the job retention scheme in the UK 2020 16
Number of employers using the job retention scheme in the UK 2020 17
Number of claims made to the self-employment support scheme in the UK 2020 18
Value of claims made to the self-employment support scheme in the UK 2020 19
03 Financial markets
Market capital value of Europe's largest banks since the Coronavirus 2020 21
Market capital value of European stock exchanges since Coronavirus outbreak 2020 22
FTSE 100 Index UK 2019-2020 23
Quanititative easing by the Bank of England 2009-2020 24
Annual change in lending to business in the United Kingdom 2013-2020 25
UK: increases in edible grocery purchases due to COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, by type 28
UK: COVID-19 impact on grocery sales by store in the 12 weeks ending 22nd March 2020 29
Percentage change in online prices of high-demand products in the UK 2020 30
Daily change in footfall during the coronavirus outbreak in the UK March-June 2020 31
Coronavirus impact: y-o-y change in retail footfall in the UK March 2020, by region 32
Retail footfall year-on-year change in the UK May 2020, by location 33
Coronavirus in Europe: impact of lost sales for retailers March-April 2020 34
Coronavirus impact on online orders due to overwhelmed services in the UK 2020 35
Retail job losses and store closures in the UK March 2020 36
Decline in pub, bar and restaurant sales due to COVID-19 in the UK 2020 42
Impact of COVID-19 on bar and restaurant footfall in the UK Feb-Mar 2020 43
06 Entertainment
Potential revenue loss of European football leagues due to the coronavirus 45
UEFA revenue loss for cancelling Euro 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) 46
Coronavirus impact on TV advertising growth y-o-y in Europe 2020 47
Houseparty app downloads during the coronavirus outbreak in the UK 2020 48
COVID-19: media consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020 49
CORONAVIRUS: IMPACT ON THE UK ECONOMY
Overview
Real gross domestic product growth rate forecasts in selected European countries from 2020 to
2021
GDP growth rate forecasts in Europe 2020-2021
2021 2020
-12.0% -10.0% -8.0% -6.0% -4.0% -2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0%
Greece 7.9%
-9.7%
Italy 6.5%
-9.5%
Spain 7%
-9.4%
Croatia 7.5%
-9.1%
United Kingdom 6%
-8.3%
France 7.4%
-8.2%
Ireland 6.1%
-7.9%
Lithuania 7.4%
-7.9%
Cyprus 6.1%
-7.4%
European Union 6.1%
-7.4%
Bulgaria 6%
-7.2%
Belgium 6.7%
-7.2%
Slovenia 6.7%
-7%
Latvia 6.4%
-7%
40.0%
30.0% 27%
21.3%
20.0%
Quarter-on-quarter change
10.0%
1.8%
0.2% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
0.0%
-10.0%
-20.0%
-30.0% -35.1%
-40.0%
Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021
5.0%
0.0%
-5.0%
GDP growth
-10.0%
-15.0%
-20.0%
-25.0%
Sep 11
Jan 11
Jul 11
Nov 11
May 11
Mar 11
Sep 10
Sep 12
Sep 13
Sep 14
Sep 15
Sep 16
Sep 17
Sep 18
Sep19
Jan 10
Jan 12
Jan 13
Jan 14
Jan 15
Jan 16
Jan 17
Jan 18
Jan 19
Jan 20
Jul 10
Nov 10
Jul 12
Nov 12
Jul 13
Nov 13
Jul 14
Nov 14
Jul 15
Nov 15
Jul 16
Nov 16
Jul 17
Nov 17
Jul 18
Nov 18
Jul 19
Nov 19
May 10
May 12
May 13
May 14
May 15
May 16
May 17
May 18
May 19
Mar 10
Mar 12
Mar 13
Mar 14
Mar 15
Mar 16
Mar 17
Mar 18
Mar 19
Mar 20
Note: United Kingdom; January 2010 to April 2020
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 53.
4 Source(s): Office for National Statistics (UK); ID 941233 Overview
Quarter on quarter growth of gross domestic product (GDP) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st
quarter 2000 to 1st quarter 2020
Quarterly GDP growth of the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2020
2.0%
1.5%
1.0%
Quarter-on-quarter growth
0.5%
0.0%
-0.5%
-1.0%
-1.5%
-2.0%
-2.5%
Q 011
Q 011
Q 000
Q 000
Q 001
Q 001
Q 002
Q 002
Q 003
Q 003
Q 004
Q 004
Q 005
Q 005
Q 006
Q 006
Q 007
Q 007
Q 008
Q 008
Q 009
Q 009
Q 010
Q 010
Q 012
Q 012
Q 013
Q 013
Q 014
Q 014
Q 015
Q 015
Q 016
Q 016
Q 017
Q 017
Q 018
Q 018
Q 019
Q 019
20
20
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
Q
Share of businesses
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0% 110.0%
3.0%
2.7%
2.5%
2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4%
2.3%
1.8% 1.8%
1.7% 1.7% 1.7%
1.0%
0.8%
0.5%
Apr '18 May Jun '18Jul '18 Aug Sep Oct '18 Nov Dec Jan '19 Feb Mar Apr '19 May Jun '19Jul '19 Aug Sep Oct '19 Nov Dec Jan '20 Feb Mar Apr '20
'18 '18 '18 '18 '18 '19 '19 '19 '19 '19 '19 '19 '20 '20
102.0
101.34 101.43101.44 101.35 101.3 101.3 101.3
101.14 101.21 101.1
100.9
101.0 100.6
100.3
99.9
100.0 99.6
99.3
Index score*
99.1 99.02
98.9 98.9 98.9 98.91
99.0 98.7
98.15
98.0
97.0 96.8
96.0
Apr '18 May Jun '18Jul '18 Aug Sep Oct '18 Nov Dec Jan '19 Feb Mar Apr '19 May Jun '19Jul '19 Aug Sep Oct '19 Nov Dec Jan '20 Feb Mar Apr '20
'18 '18 '18 '18 '18 '19 '19 '19 '19 '19 '19 '19 '20 '20
101.0
100.5
100.0
Index score*
99.5
99.0
98.5
98.0
Apr '18 May Jun '18Jul '18 Aug Sep Oct '18 Nov Dec Jan '19 Feb Mar Apr '19 May Jun '19Jul '19 Aug Sep Oct '19 Nov Dec Jan '20 Feb Mar Apr '20
'18 '18 '18 '18 '18 '19 '19 '19 '19 '19 '19 '19 '20 '20
65
53.3 53
55
50.7 50.2 50
49.3 49.3 49.3
45
37.1
PMI
35
25
12.9 13.8
15
5
Jul' 19 Aug '19 Sep '19 Oct '19 Nov '19 Dec '19 Jan '20 Feb '20 Mar '20 Apr '20 May '20
Labor market
Unemployment rate forecasts in selected European countries from 2020 to 2021
Unemployment rate forecasts in Europe 2020-2021
2021 2020
0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0% 20.0% 22.0%
Greece 16.8%
19.9%
Spain 17%
18.9%
Italy 10.7%
11.8%
Croatia 7.4%
10.2%
France 9.7%
10.1%
Sweden 9.3%
9.7%
Portugal 7.4%
9.7%
Lithuania 7.9%
9.7%
Estonia 6.5%
9.2%
European Union 7.9%
9%
Slovakia 7.1%
8.8%
Cyprus 7.5%
8.6%
Latvia 8.3%
8.6%
Finland 7.7%
8.3%
11.0%
10%
10.0%
9.0% 8.5%
Unemployment rate
8.0%
7%
7.0% 6.6%
6.2%
5.9%
6.0% 5.5%
5.0%
3.8%
4.0%
3.0%
Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021
2,300
2,100
1,900
Number of claims in thousands
1,700
1,500
1,300
1,100
900
700
500
Sep 11
Jan 11
Jul 11
Nov 11
May 11
Mar 11
Sep 10
Sep 12
Sep 13
Sep 14
Sep 15
Sep 16
Sep 17
Sep 18
Sep19
Jan 10
Jan 12
Jan 13
Jan 14
Jan 15
Jan 16
Jan 17
Jan 18
Jan 19
Jan 20
Jul 10
Nov 10
Jul 12
Nov 12
Jul 13
Nov 13
Jul 14
Nov 14
Jul 15
Nov 15
Jul 16
Nov 16
Jul 17
Nov 17
Jul 18
Nov 18
Jul 19
Nov 19
May 10
May 12
May 13
May 14
May 15
May 16
May 17
May 18
May 19
Mar 10
Mar 12
Mar 13
Mar 14
Mar 15
Mar 16
Mar 17
Mar 18
Mar 19
Mar 20
Note: United Kingdom; January 2010 to April 2020; 16 years and older
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 62.
14 Source(s): Office for National Statistics (UK); ID 1118923 Labor market
Number of jobs furloughed under the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20
and June 14, 2020 (in millions)
Number of jobs furloughed under the job retention scheme in the UK 2020
10
9.1
8.9
9 8.7
8.4
8
8 7.5
Number of jobs on furlough in millions
7
6.3
5
4
3.8
4
3.2
3
2.2
2
1.3
0
April 20 April 21 April 22 April 23 April 27 May 3 May 11 May 17 May 24 May 31 June 7 June 14
25
20.8
19.6
20
Overall amount claimed in billion GBP
17.5
15
15
11.1
10.1
10
8
4.5
5
0
April 23 May 3 May 11 May 17 May 24 May 31 June 7 June 14
1200
1,100 1,100 1,100
986 1,000
1000 935
Number of employers in thousands
800
800
600
512
400
200
0
April 23 May 3 May 11 May 17 May 24 May 31 June 7 June 14
2.6 2.6
2.5
2.5
2.3
2
2
Number of claims made
1.5
1.1
0.44
0.5
0
May 13 May 14 May 17 May 24 May 31 June 7 June 14
8 7.6
7.5
7.2
7 6.8
6.1
Value of claims made (in billion GBP)
3.1
3
2
1.3
0
May 13 May 14 May 17 May 24 May 31 June 7 June 14
Financial markets
Monthly market capitalization of Europe's largest banks since the Coronavirus from December
2019 to May 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Market capital value of Europe's largest banks since the Coronavirus 2020
HSBC Holdings (UK) BNP Paribas (France) Banco Santander (Spain) Lloyds Banking Group (UK) UBS (Switzerland) ING Group (Netherlands)
180
160
140
Market cap in billion USD
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Dec '19 Jan '20 Feb '20 Mar '20 Apr '20
6,000
Market capitalization in billion U.S. dollars
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Dec '19 Jan '20 Feb '20 Mar '20 Apr '20 May '20
Note: Europe; December 31st, 2019 and May 31st, 2020; Domestic market capitalisation (USD millions)
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 69.
22 Source(s): WFE; ID 1102751 Financial markets
23
in British pounds
4,500
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
7,500
8,000
13.12.19
17.12.19
19.12.19
23.12.19
27.12.19
31.12.19
03.01.20
07.01.20
09.01.20
13.01.20
15.01.20
17.01.20
27.01.20
29.01.20
11.06.20
15.06.20
17.06.20
FTSE 100 Index UK from December 13th 2019 to June 19th 2020 (in British pounds)
19.06.20
Value of quantitative easing measures by the Bank of England (BoE) in the United Kingdom from
November 2009 to March 2020 (in billion British pounds)
Quanititative easing by the Bank of England 2009-2020
700
645
600
500
435
In billion GBP
400 375
300
200
200
100
0
November 2009 July 2012 August 2016 March 2020
14.0%
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
Annual change
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
-2.0%
-4.0%
-6.0%
N '13
N '14
N '15
N '16
N '17
N '18
N '19
M '13
M '14
M '15
M '16
M '17
M '18
M '19
M '20
Se '13
Ja '13
Se 4
Ja '14
Se '15
Ja '15
Se 6
Ja '16
Se '17
Ja '17
Se 8
Ja '18
Se '19
Ja '19
Ju 3
Ju 4
Ju 5
Ju 6
Ju 7
Ju 8
Ju 9
M '13
M '14
M '15
M '16
M '17
M '18
M '19
0
l '1
l '1
l '1
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ov
ov
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ar
ar
ar
ar
ar
ar
ar
ar
Ja
Year-on-year change
Paper Products
Home Care
OTC Healthcare
Personal Care
Gen Merchandise
Cosmetics
Note: United Kingdom; Week ending March 8, 2020 to Week ending April 19, 2020
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 73.
27 Source(s): IRI; BCG; ID 1104486 FMCG & retail
Year on Year changes in sales of edible groceries due to the coronavirus pandemic in the United
Kingdom in March and April 2020, by category
UK: increases in edible grocery purchases due to COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, by type
40.0%
32.7%
29.8%
30.0% 27%
22.4%
18.7%
Year over year sales growth
20.0% 15.7%
12%
9.3% 8%
10.0% 6.6% 6.7%
3.2% 3.2%
0.0%
-10.0%
-20.0%
-22.2%
-30.0%
Beverage Packaged food Alcohol Baby food and care Dairy Frozen foods Fresh foods
Note: United Kingdom; Week ended March 8, 2020 and week ended April 12, 2020
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 74.
28 Source(s): IRI; ID 1105931 FMCG & retail
Y-o-y grocery sales changes due to the coronavirus outbreak in the United Kingdom in the 12
weeks ending on the 22nd of March, by store
UK: COVID-19 impact on grocery sales by store in the 12 weeks ending 22nd March 2020
20.0%
18.0%
16.0%
Percentage change in grocery sales
14.0%
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
Lidl Ocado Iceland Aldi The Cooperative Waitrose Sainsbury's Tesco Asda Morrisons
-8.3%
Saturday, March 14
Sunday, March 15
-23.1%
Monday, March 16
-6.9% -9.1%
Tuesday, March 17
-20.4%
Wednesday, March 18
-27.7%
Thursday, March 19
-26.2%
Friday, March 20
-31.8%
Saturday, March 21
-47.8%
Sunday, March 22
-60.6%
Monday, March 23
-54.5%
Tuesday, March 24
-75.3%
Wednesday, March 25
-77.8%
Thursday, March 26
from March to June 2020
-79.7%
Friday, March 27
-86.9%
Sunday, March 29
-86.1%
Monday, March 30
Wednesday, April 1
-80.3%
Thursday, April 2
-78.9%
Friday, April 3
Saturday, April 4
-83%
Sunday, April 5
-83%
Monday, April 6
-79.4% -79.8%
Tuesday, April 7
-79.1%
Wednesday, April 8
Thursday, April 9
-76.3%
Friday, April 10
-80.5%-80.8%
Saturday, April 11
Sunday, April 12
-89.9%
Monday, April 13
Tuesday, April 14
-77.1%
Wednesday, April 15
-79.5%
Thursday, April 16
-82.6%-84.7% -81.5%
Sunday, April 19
-73.2%
Monday, April 20
-74.6%
Tuesday, April 21
-77.3%
Thursday, April 23
Saturday, April 25
-79.8%
Sunday, April 26
Daily change in footfall during the coronavirus outbreak in the UK March-June 2020
Monday, April 27
Tuesday, April 28
-81.8%-80.4%
Wednesday, April 29
-76.7% -76.1%-79%
Thursday, April 30
-78.5%
Monday, May 4
-71.9%
Tuesday, May 5
-73.1%
Wednesday, May 6
-69.7%
Friday, May 8
-76.5%
Saturday, May 9
Tuesday, May 12
-74.4%
Sunday, May 17
-75.1%
Monday, May 18
-69.6%
Wednesday, May 20
-70.6%
Thursday, May 21
Sunday, May 31
FMCG & retail
-70.6%
Monday, June 1
-64.8%
Sunday, June 7
-70.4%
Sunday, June 14
Daily footfall change in retail locations in the United Kingdom (UK) during the Coronavirus outbreak
-68.8%
Impact of Covid-19 on year-on-year change in footfall in retail locations in the United Kingdom (UK)
during March 2020, by region
Coronavirus impact: y-o-y change in retail footfall in the UK March 2020, by region
0.0%
-5.0%
Year-on-year percentage change in footfall
-10.0%
-15.0%
-20.0%
-25.0%
-30.0%
-32.37%
-35.0%
-34.81% -34.79%
-35.7% -35.53%
-37.41%
-40.0%
South West & Wales London & South East The Midlands UK overall North England Scotland & Northern Ireland
0.0%
-10.0%
-20.0%
Percentage change in footfall
-30.0%
-40.0%
-50.0%
-60.0% -55%
-62.4%
-70.0%
-80.0%
-77.8%
-81.8% -81.6%
-90.0% -84.9% -84.7%
-87.8%
-100.0%
Shopping Center High Street Retail Park Total Retail Footfall
3500
3,264
3000
Expected impact in million GBP
2500
2000
1500
1000
728
445
500
253
0
Germany France United Kingdom EU overall
Note: France, Germany, United Kingdom; March 9, 2020 to April 20, 2020
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 80.
34 Source(s): New York Times; Zencargo; ID 1102658 FMCG & retail
Level of disruptions experienced in online shopping due to overwhelmed services during the
coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by shopping activity*
Coronavirus impact on online orders due to overwhelmed services in the UK 2020
Share of respondents
16.62%
Ordering takeaway food 44.29%
39.1%
19.14%
Shopping for groceries online 34.3%
46.57%
11.68%
Shopping for electronics online 59.35%
28.97%
14.09%
Shopping for clothing online 53.65%
32.26%
Note: United Kingdom; May 6, 2020; 18 years and older; 1,000; UK adults
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 81.
35 Source(s): InternetRetailing; RetailX; ID 1108017 FMCG & retail
Number of job losses and store closures in the retail sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of
March, 2020*
Retail job losses and store closures in the UK March 2020
60.0%
41.08%
40.0% 35.15%
31.27%
30.37%
16.99%
16.57%
20.0% 14.3%
13.75%
10.88%
10.38%
9.1%
8.65%
Revenue growth
2.95%
1.65%
1.52% 2.96%
1.55%
1.5%
0.53% 0.46%
0.0%
-20.0%
-41.44%
-41.89%
-42.58%
-40.0%
-50.08%
-60.0%
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
0.0%
-10.0%
-20.0%
Year-over-year percentage change
-30.0%
-40.0%
-50.0% -44.4%
-60.0% -54.9%
-62.3% -60.9%
-63.1%
-70.0% -65.6% -65.3%
-67.7% -67.7%
-71.6% -71% -70.4%
-80.0% -75.9% -74%
-90.0%
-100.0% -93.5%
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Po
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Au
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Fr
R
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Po
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C
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5.0%
0.3%
Percentage change compared to previous period
0.0%
-2.3% -2.1%
-5.0%
-10.0% -8.5%
-15.0%
-20.0%
-21%
-25.0%
-27.7%
-30.0%
Occupancy rate Average daily rates (ADR) Revenue per available room (RevPar)
-500
-539
-1000 -888
Value in million GBP
-1500 -1,400
-2000
-2500 -2,400
-3000
60 day suspension 90 day suspension
0.0%
-10.0%
-12%
-15% -14%
Percentage change in sales
-20.0%
-21%
-30.0%
-40.0%
-50.0%
-70.0%
All outlets Pubs Bars Restaurants
0.0%
-6% -7% -7% -7%
7-day running average change compared with same day
-30.0% -33%
last year
-37%
-40.0% -43%
-50%
-50.0%
-58%
-60.0%
-70.0%
2/20 2/21 2/22 2/23 2/24 2/25 2/26 2/27 2/28 2/29 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/12 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/19 3/20
Date
Note: United Kingdom; February 20 to March 20, 2020; Over 800 venues; focussed on UK major cities
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 88.
43 Source(s): Wireless Social; ID 1110280 Tourism & hospitality
CORONAVIRUS: IMPACT ON THE UK ECONOMY
Entertainment
Potential maximum revenue loss of European football leagues due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
in the season 2019/2020, by source (in million euros)
Potential revenue loss of European football leagues due to the coronavirus
1400
300
1200
Estimated revenue loss in million euros
1000
800 200
800
600 250
150
600
400 450
400
140
200 200
180 170
140
100
0 60
Premier League La Liga Bundesliga Serie A Ligue 1
450
400
400
Estimated revenue loss in million euros
350
300
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Postponement Cancellation
6.0%
4.5%
4.2%
4.0%
TV advertising growth y-o-y
2.0%
0.0%
-2.0%
-3%
-4.0%
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Houseparty app downloads during the coronavirus outbreak in the UK 2020
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Houseparty app downloads during the coronavirus outbreak in the United Kingdom (UK) from
Entertainment
4/17/2020
4/18/2020
4/19/2020
Increase in media consumption due to the Coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in
2020, by media type
COVID-19: media consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020
60.0%
50.0% 48%
39% 40%
40.0%
Share of respondents
32% 33%
30.0% 28%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Reading more newspaper Watching more live TV Streaming more Using social media more Using Facebook more Using Whatsapp more
content*
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Real gross domestic product growth rate forecasts in selected European countries from 2020 to
2021
GDP growth rate forecasts in Europe 2020-2021
Description
Source and methodology information
The economy of the European Union is expected to shrink by 7.4 percent in 2020, following the outbreak of
Source(s) European Commission Coronavirus (COVID-19) in early 2020, with an economic recovery anticipated in 2021. Greece and Italy are set
to be the worst affected economies, seeing GDP decline by 9.7 and 9.5 respectively, while Poland is forecast to
Conducted by European Commission
shrink by 4.3 percent and shrink the least in 2020.
Survey period 2020
Region(s) Europe
Notes: n.a.
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Growth forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2020 to
4th quarter 2021
Post coronavirus GDP growth forecast in the United Kingdom 2020-2021
Description
Source and methodology information
The economy of the United Kingdom is expected to fall by 35 percent in the second quarter of 2020, following
Source(s) Office for Budget Responsibility the Coronavirus outbreak and closure of several businesses. According to the forecast the economy will bounce
back in the third quarter of 2020, based on a scenario where the lockdown lasts for three months, with social
Conducted by Office for Budget Responsibility
distancing gradually phased out over a subsequent three-month period.
Survey period 2020
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Monthly percentage change in gross-domestic product (GDP) in the United Kingdom (UK), from
January 2010 to April 2020
Monthly GDP growth of the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2020
Description
Source and methodology information
In April 2020 the gross domestic product of the United Kingdom fell by 20.4 percent, the biggest monthly fall in
Source(s) Office for National Statistics (UK) GDP growth on record. This dramatic drop in growth occurred due to the global outbreak of Coronavirus, and the
unprecedented public health measures enforced to contain the spread of the virus. As a result, several
Conducted by Office for National Statistics (UK)
businesses have closed temporarily or even collapsed completely as a result of the economic damage . Almost 9
Survey period January 2010 to April 2020 million workers put on furlough In an effort to limit the inevitable damage to the labor market, the UK government
introduced a scheme whereby they will temporarily pay 80 percent of an employees' wages, up to 2.5 thousand
Region(s) United Kingdom pounds a month, provided they are kept on the payroll of their respective employers. As of June 7, 2020 there
were around 8.9 million jobs furloughed out, and put onto this job retention scheme. When will the economy
Number of respondents n.a. recover? With so many unknowns regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic it is difficult to say when the
economy will recovery, and how strong that recovery will be. According to forecasts from the European
Age group n.a.
Commission, all of Europe's economies will suffer a deep recession in 2020, followed by a return to growth in
Special characteristics n.a. 2021. For the UK specifically, GDP will fall by 8.3 percent over the whole of 2020, with an annual growth rate of
six percent expected in 2021.
Published by Office for National Statistics (UK)
Notes: n.a.
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Quarter on quarter growth of gross domestic product (GDP) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st
quarter 2000 to 1st quarter 2020
Quarterly GDP growth of the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2020
Description
Source and methodology information
The United Kingdom's economy shrank by two percent in the first quarter of 2020, the biggest quarter-on-quarter
Source(s) Office for National Statistics (UK) fall in gross domestic product since the fourth quarter of 2008, when the economy fell by 2.1 percent. Following
the global outbreak of Coronavirus, this sharp contraction in GDP was anticipated, and is almost certain to be
Conducted by Office for National Statistics (UK)
followed by an even worse slump in Q2 2020.
Survey period Q1 2000 to Q1 2020
Notes: n.a.
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Share of businesses that have closed or temporarily paused trading in the United Kingdom due to
Coronavirus (COVID-19) as of April 2020, by sector
Share of businesses that have closed in the UK due to Coronavirus in 2020, by sector
Description
Source and methodology information
Almost one quarter of all businesses have temporarily closed or paused trading due to the Coronavirus (COVID-
Source(s) Office for National Statistics (UK) 19) pandemic in the United Kingdom as of April 2020. The sector with the highest share of business closures
were those in the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector, with over 82 percent of them currently closed,
Conducted by Office for National Statistics (UK)
compared with just 3.5 percent of human health, and social work businesses.
Survey period March 23 to April 9, 2020
Notes: The source adds the following information: "Bars will not sum to 100% as
those businesses that have permanently ceased trading are not included
in the graph. Real estate services, other services, and the mining and
quarrying sector have been removed because of their low response rates,
but their tot [...] For more information visit our Website
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Monthly percentage change on a year earlier of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the United
Kingdom (UK) from April 2018 to April 2020
Inflation rate (CPI) in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018-2020
Description
Source and methodology information
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate of the United Kingdom in April 2020 was 0.8 percent, which was the lowest
Source(s) Office for National Statistics (UK) rate recorded in this two year period. Between April 2018 and April 2029 the CPI rate was at it's highest in
August of 2018, when an inflation rate of 2.7 percent was recorded.
Conducted by Office for National Statistics (UK)
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Monthly Business Confidence Index (BCI) in the United Kingdom (UK) from April 2018 to April 2020
Monthly Business Confidence Index (BCI) in the UK 2018-2020
Description
Source and methodology information
This statistic displays the Business Confidence Index (BCI) of the United Kingdom (UK) from April 2018 to April
Source(s) OECD 2020. This period experienced a net decrease in business confidence in the United Kingdom with the index
falling to 96.8 in the most recent period.
Conducted by OECD
Published by OECD
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Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) of the United Kingdom (UK) from April 2018 to April 2020
Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) of the United Kingdom (UK) 2018-2020
Description
Source and methodology information
This statistic displays the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) of the United Kingdom (UK) from April 2018 to April
Source(s) OECD 2020. The UK's CCI experienced a net decrease in this period, falling to 98.32 CCI index points in April 2020.
Conducted by OECD
Published by OECD
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Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) in the United Kingdom from July 2019 to May 2020
Composite PMI in the United Kingdom 2019-2020
Description
Source and methodology information
In the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak, the United Kingdom's composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell
Source(s) Investing.com; IHS Markit to from 53 in February 2020, to 12.9 by April, highlighting the dire economic situation brought on by the
pandemic.
Conducted by IHS Markit
Published by Investing.com
Notes: * Provisional data. According to the source: "The Composite PMI Index
measures the activity level of purchasing managers in the both sectors. A
reading above 50 indicates expansion in the sector; a reading below 50
indicates contraction. A higher than expected reading should be taken as
positive/bul [...] For more information visit our Website
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Unemployment rate forecasts in selected European countries from 2020 to 2021
Unemployment rate forecasts in Europe 2020-2021
Description
Source and methodology information
Unemployment across the whole of the European Union is expected to rise to nine percent in 2020, in the wake
Source(s) European Commission of the Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns enforced by national governments. Among European
countries, Greece is expected to suffer the worst unemployment rate of 19.9 percent, followed by Spain at 18.9
Conducted by European Commission
percent while Germany is forecast to have the lowest unemployment rate at four percent.
Survey period 2020
Region(s) Europe
Notes: n.a.
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Unemployment rate forecast in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2021
Post-coronavirus unemployment rate forecast in the United Kingdom 2020-2021
Description
Source and methodology information
The unemployment rate of the United Kingdom is expected to reach ten percent in the second quarter of 2020,
Source(s) Office for Budget Responsibility following the outbreak of coronavirus and the closure of several businesses due to social distancing measures.
Should the full lockdown end after three months, then unemployment is expected to gradually fall throughout late
Conducted by Office for Budget Responsibility
2020 and 2021.
Survey period 2020
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Number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2010
to April 2020 (in 1,000s)
Number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the UK 2010-2020
Description
Source and methodology information
Over 2 million people claimed unemployment benefits in the United Kingdom in April 2020, a huge increase of
Source(s) Office for National Statistics (UK) over over 850 thousand people when compared with March 2020. The Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent
lockdown has played havoc with the UK economy, seeing monthly GDP fall by 5.8 percent, and around 7.5
Conducted by Office for National Statistics (UK)
million workers put on furlough .
Survey period January 2010 to April 2020
Notes: n.a.
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Number of jobs furloughed under the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20
and June 14, 2020 (in millions)
Number of jobs furloughed under the job retention scheme in the UK 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
As of June 14, 2020, approximately 9.1 million jobs, from 1.1 million different employers were furloughed in the
Source(s) HM Revenue and Customs; Resolution Foundation United Kingdom as part of the government's job retention scheme. The scheme, introduced in response to the
economic damage caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, covers 80 percent of an employees' usual
Conducted by HM Revenue and Customs; Resolution Foundation
monthly wage, up to 2.5 thousand British pounds a month. How much does the scheme cost? The UK
Survey period April 20 to June 14, 2020 government is estimated to have spent 20.8 billion British pounds on the job retention scheme, with that figure
expected to rise to 80 billion by the time the program stops in October 2020. To pay for this scheme, among
Region(s) United Kingdom others, it is likely the government will have to resort to levels of borrowing not seen since the Second World War.
How hard has the UK been hit by COVID-19? Although the government`s fiscal response to the Coronavirus
Number of respondents n.a. crisis was generally praised, the public health situation has drawn some considerable criticisms. As of May 2020,
the UK has suffered the most Coronavirus deaths in Europe, and was second only to Russia in the number of
Age group n.a.
cases . In terms of the Coronavirus death rate , the UK had one of the highest in Europe at 57.9 deaths per 100
Special characteristics n.a. thousand people, but fared better than Belgium and Spain, with incidence rates of 82.9 and 58.1, respectively.
Notes: Data for April 27 taken from statements made to the UK parliament by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, and published by HMRC. Data
for April 21-22 taken from the below report from The Resolution
Foundation Getting Britain working (safely) again, page 8
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Value of claims made by companies from the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between
April 20 and June 14, 2020 (in billion GBP)
Value of claims made by companies from the job retention scheme in the UK 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
As of June 14, 2020 the overall cost of the United Kingdom's job retention scheme was 20.8 billion British
Source(s) HM Revenue and Customs pounds. Since the scheme was introduced at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, it has grown in size to cover
the wages of 9.1 million jobs , with the scheme set to be gradually phased-out by October 2020.
Conducted by HM Revenue and Customs
Notes: n.a.
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Number of employers using the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20 and
June 14, 2020 (in 1,000s)
Number of employers using the job retention scheme in the UK 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
As of June 14, 2020 approximately 1.1 million employers in the United Kingdom were using the government's job
Source(s) HM Revenue and Customs retention scheme, a total of 8.9 million individual jobs .
Conducted by HM Revenue and Customs
Notes: n.a.
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Number of claims made to the self-employment income support scheme in the United Kingdom
between May 13 and June 14, 2020 (in millions)
Number of claims made to the self-employment support scheme in the UK 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
As of June 14, 2020 there have been approximately 2.6 million claims made to the United Kingdom's self-
Source(s) HM Revenue and Customs employment support scheme, a scheme launched to protect the incomes of the self-employed during the
Coronavirus pandemic.
Conducted by HM Revenue and Customs
Notes: n.a.
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Value of claims made to the self-employment income support scheme in the United Kingdom
between May 13 and June 14, 2020 (in billion GBP)
Value of claims made to the self-employment support scheme in the UK 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
As of June 14, 2020, the cost of the United Kingdom's self-employment support scheme was estimated to be 7.6
Source(s) HM Revenue and Customs billion British pounds, with the scheme supporting 2.6 million self-employed jobs effected by the Coronavirus
pandemic by this date.
Conducted by HM Revenue and Customs
Notes: n.a.
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Monthly market capitalization of Europe's largest banks since the Coronavirus from December
2019 to May 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Market capital value of Europe's largest banks since the Coronavirus 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
First reported from Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019, the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has hit
Source(s) Various sources; YCharts the financial markets hard. Europe's largest bank, HSBC, has seen the value of market capitalization fall by
almost 57 billion U.S. dollars between December 31st and May 29th 2020. As of June 2, 2020, the outbreak of
Conducted by Statista; YCharts
the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had been confirmed in around 210 countries or territories. The virus had
Survey period December 31st 2019 to May 29th 2020 infected 6,373,523 people worldwide, and the number of deaths had totaled 377,584. The most severely
affected countries include the U.S., Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Region(s) Europe
Notes: n.a.
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Monthly market capital value of European stock exchanges since the Coronavirus outbreak
between December 2020 and May 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Market capital value of European stock exchanges since Coronavirus outbreak 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
While nearly every country in Europe has a stock exchange, only five are considered major, and have a market
Source(s) WFE capital of over one trillion U.S dollars. European stock exchanges make up two of the top ten global major stock
markets . Europe`s biggest stock exchanges are the Euronext which combines five markets, and the London
Conducted by WFE
Stock Exchange. Since the Covid-19 outbreak all of Europe`s largest exchanges have seen increased drops in
Survey period December 31st, 2019 and May 31st, 2020 total market capital value between January and March 2020. Since March, all major stock exchanges in Europe
have been in recovery. Coronavirus First reported from Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019, the Coronavirus
Region(s) Europe disease (COVID-19) has massively affected stock exchanges and the financial sector globally. Approximately
210 countries and territories worldwide have been affected by the COVID-19 virus . More information on the
Number of respondents n.a. economic impact of the Coronavirus worldwide can found on our specific Covid-19 information page . Euronext
As Europe`s largest stock exchange, Euronext consists of the Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon and Paris
Age group n.a.
stock markets. At the end of 2019, companies trading on the Euronext stock exchange had a combined market
Special characteristics Domestic market capitalisation (USD millions) capitalization value of nearly 4.2 trillion euros .
Published by WFE
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FTSE 100 Index UK from December 13th 2019 to June 19th 2020 (in British pounds)
FTSE 100 Index UK 2019-2020
Description
Source and methodology information
On the 12th of March 2020, amid the escalating crisis surrounding the coronavirus and fears of a global
Source(s) London Stock Exchange recession, the FTSE 100 suffered the second largest one day crash in its history and the biggest since the 1987
market crash. On the 23rd of March, the FTSE index saw its lowest value this year to date at 4993.89 but has
Conducted by London Stock Exchange
since began a tentative recovery. Despite the continuation of the pandemic, the FTSE 100 index has been
Survey period December 13, 2019 to June 19, 2020 making a tentative recovery since late March 2020. FTSE 100 The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index,
otherwise known as the FTSE 100 Index is a share index of the largest companies trading on the London Stock
Region(s) United Kingdom Exchange in terms of market capitalization. At the end of 2019, the largest company trading on the LSE was the
UK headquartered Royal Dutch Shell plc. The largest initial public offering ( IPO ) on the LSE in 2019 was Airtel
Number of respondents n.a. Africa plc. European stock exchanges While nearly every country in Europe has a stock exchange, only five are
considered major, and have a market capital of over one trillion U.S dollars. European stock exchanges make up
Age group n.a.
two of the top ten global major stock markets . Europe`s biggest stock exchange is the Euronext which combines
Special characteristics n.a. five markets based in Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Portugal.
Notes: Closing.
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Value of quantitative easing measures by the Bank of England (BoE) in the United Kingdom from
November 2009 to March 2020 (in billion British pounds)
Quanititative easing by the Bank of England 2009-2020
Description
Source and methodology information
One of the major duties the Bank of England (BoE) is tasked with is keeping inflation rates low and stable. The
Source(s) Bank of England usual tactic for keeping inflation rates down, and therefore the price of goods and services stable by the Bank of
England is through lowering the Bank Rate . Such a measure was used in 2008 during the global recession
Conducted by Bank of England
when the BoE lowered the bank base rate from 5 percent to 0.5 percent. Due to the economic fears surrounding
Survey period November 2009 to March 2020 the Covid-19 virus, as of the 19th of March 2020, the bank base rate was set to its lowest ever standing. The
issue with lowering interest rates is that there is an end limit as to how low they can go. Quantitative easing is a
Region(s) United Kingdom measure that central banks can use to inject money into the economy to hopefully boost spending and
investment. Quantitative easing is the creation of digital money in order to purchase government bonds. By
Number of respondents n.a. purchasing large amounts of government bonds, the interest rates on those bonds lower. This in turn means that
the interest rates offered on loans for the purchasing of mortgages or business loans lowers, encouraging
Age group n.a.
spending and stimulating the economy.
Special characteristics n.a.
Notes: The source added the following "Quantitative easing is a tool that central
banks, like us, can use to inject money directly into the economy. Money
is either physical, like banknotes, or digital, like the money in your bank
account. Quantitative easing involves us creating digital money. We then
use [...] For more information visit our Website
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Annual change in lending to enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2013 to March
2020
Annual change in lending to business in the United Kingdom 2013-2020
Description
Source and methodology information
The ongoing economic effects caused by the Covid-19 pandemic have seen the Bank of England forced into
Source(s) Bank of England quantitative easing measures. The injection of new money supply to kick start the economy has seen a huge
increase in lending to businesses in March 2020. The measure, which is taken after lowering the bank base
Conducted by Bank of England
interest rate to 0.1 percent on the 19th March 2020 has seen loans to large corporations up approximately 12
Survey period January 2013 to March 2020 percent from March 2019.
Notes: M4Lex as defined by the Bank of England is "M4 lending (M4L) excluding
lending to intermediate other financial corporations (OFCs) (M4Lex) is a
more economically relevant measure of credit than the headline measure
of M4L." The source included the following information "The M4 lending
measure covers [...] For more information visit our Website
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Weekly year-on-year growth value of non-edible consumer goods in the United Kingdom (UK) from
March to April 2020
Coronavirus stockpiling: y-o-y growth of consumer goods weekly in the UK 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
As the Covid-19 pandemic leaves the world's biggest economies shaken and puts many European countries in
Source(s) IRI; BCG lockdown, shoppers in the United Kingdom (UK) flocked to the supermarkets in the first week of March, 2020,
leading to great surges in the sales growth of several non-edible consumer goods products. Compared to the
Conducted by IRI
sales value recorded in the same week of the previous year, paper products saw the greatest jump with 78.2
Survey period Week ending March 8, 2020 to Week ending April 19, 2020 percent growth in the week ending March 8, 2020. As the weeks progressed, year-over-year sales growth
figures fared around normal figures. For further information and updates about the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Region(s) United Kingdom pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
Published by IRI
Original source COVID-19 Impact: Consumer Spending Tracker for Measured Channels,
page 8
Notes: Figures for weeks prior to the most recent week in display here are
collected from the reports also published by the source(s).
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Year on Year changes in sales of edible groceries due to the coronavirus pandemic in the United
Kingdom in March and April 2020, by category
UK: increases in edible grocery purchases due to COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, by type
Description
Source and methodology information
In the week ending on March 8 of 2020, beverages sales rose by 9.3 percent and packaged food increased by
Source(s) IRI around 15.7 percent compared to a year before. In contrast, sales of fresh foods and alcohol only increased by
3.2 percent each. About a month later in the Week ending on April 12, beverage sales still showed an increase
Conducted by IRI
to the prior year but not as much as during the first week of March. However, by now Frozen food sales showed
Survey period Week ended March 8, 2020 and week ended April 12, 2020 an increase of over 32.7 percent compared to the same week of 2019. For further information about the
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
Region(s) United Kingdom
Published by IRI
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Y-o-y grocery sales changes due to the coronavirus outbreak in the United Kingdom in the 12
weeks ending on the 22nd of March, by store
UK: COVID-19 impact on grocery sales by store in the 12 weeks ending 22nd March 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom has caused an increase in consumer spending in
Source(s) Kantar Worldpanel grocery stores across the country. Compared to the same period in the previous year sales in the 12 week
period ending on the 22nd of March have increased by double digits for Aldi, Iceland, Ocado and Lidl. With Lidl
Conducted by Kantar Worldpanel
showing the biggest growth in sales with 17.6 percent. Morrisons showed the smallest growth in sales with 4.6
Survey period 12 weeks ending on the 22nd of March percent. Of the big four supermarkets (Asda, Sainsbury's, Teso and Morrisons), Sainsbury's saw the biggest
increase in sales numbers.
Region(s) United Kingdom
Notes: n.a.
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Percentage change in online prices of high-demand products (HDPs) in the United Kingdom
between March16-22, and March 23-29, 2020
Percentage change in online prices of high-demand products in the UK 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
The online price of cough and cold medications in the United Kingdom increased by around 10.7 percent, when
Source(s) Office for National Statistics (UK) comparing the week ending 21 March, 2020 to the week ending March 29, 2020. Other products that were in
high-demand due to the Coronavirus epidemic, include pet food, which has seen a price increase of 3.1 percent,
Conducted by Office for National Statistics (UK)
and paracetamol, which had prices 2.8 percent higher. Several high-demand products have seen a price
Survey period March 16-29, 2020 decrease, with the price of antibacterial surface wipes declining by 2.8 percent.
Notes: The source adds the following information: "Prices were scraped from a
number of large online UK retailers over the period 16 March to 29 March
2020 for selected items chosen to form the HDP basket. A weekly Jevons
index was then produced for each of these item and retailer
combinations."
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Daily footfall change in retail locations in the United Kingdom (UK) during the Coronavirus outbreak
from March to June 2020
Daily change in footfall during the coronavirus outbreak in the UK March-June 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
The coronavirus outbreak has had a huge impact on retail locations in the United Kingdom (UK). Since mid-
Source(s) Springboard; Statista estimates March, footfall in UK retail locations (including high streets, shopping centers and retail parks) fell the sharpest
on April 12, coinciding with Easter, with a decline of 89.9 percent. For further information about the coronavirus
Conducted by Springboard; Statista estimates
(COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Fact and Figures page.
Survey period March 13, 2020 to June 14, 2020
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Impact of Covid-19 on year-on-year change in footfall in retail locations in the United Kingdom (UK)
during March 2020, by region
Coronavirus impact: y-o-y change in retail footfall in the UK March 2020, by region
Description
Source and methodology information
The day before the UK government's national lockdown announcement due to the coronavirus outbreak, footfall
Source(s) Ipsos Retail Performance in retail locations in the UK saw a dramatic fall compared to the same period the previous year. Overall, retail
footfall in the UK went down by over 34 percent. In other regions in the UK, such as the South West and Wales,
Conducted by Ipsos Retail Performance
visitor traffic decreased as much as 37 percent. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Survey period March 22, 2020 pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
Notes: n.a.
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Year-on-year change in retail footfall in the United Kingdom (UK) in May 2020, by shopping location
Retail footfall year-on-year change in the UK May 2020, by location
Description
Source and methodology information
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and associated social distancing measures the UK government took,
Source(s) British Retail Consortium; Insight DIY; ShopperTrak; Springboard March, April, and May retail footfall saw an unprecedented fall. Most recently, in May shopping centers
experienced the most dramatic decrease in footfall at 89.4 percent. Overall, footfall decreased by 81.6 percent
Conducted by ShopperTrak; British Retail Consortium
compared to the same month in the year prior.
Survey period May 2020
Notes: n.a.
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Expected cumulative impact of lost retail sales caused by the coronavirus outbreak in the United
Kingdom (UK), Germany, and France from March 9, 2020 to April 20, 2020 (in million British pounds)
Coronavirus in Europe: impact of lost sales for retailers March-April 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
According to a study on the projected impact of COVID-19 on retail sales in Europe, between March 9, 2020 and
Source(s) New York Times; Zencargo April 21, 2020, retailers are expected to face a loss of 3.26 billion British pounds due to disruptions caused by
the current outbreak. Of the three European countries in display here, Germany is expected to suffer the most
Conducted by Zencargo
with 728 million British pounds lost during this time period. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-
Survey period March 9, 2020 to April 20, 2020 19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Fact and Figures page.
Notes: n.a.
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Level of disruptions experienced in online shopping due to overwhelmed services during the
coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by shopping activity*
Coronavirus impact on online orders due to overwhelmed services in the UK 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
According to the results of Coronavirus Consumer Tracker conducted by Internet Retailing , up to 47 percent of
Source(s) InternetRetailing; RetailX UK consumers' online orders have been affected by busy and overwhelmed services during the coronavirus
(Covid-19) pandemic. About 40 percent of those surveyed said their ability to order takeout food online was
Conducted by InternetRetailing; RetailX
reduced. The level of disruption experienced by consumers was particularly pronounced when it came to
Survey period May 6, 2020 shopping for groceries. Close to half of all respondents said that the increased pressure on services affected
their ability to shop for groceries online. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,
Region(s) United Kingdom please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
Published by InternetRetailing
Notes: * This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Has COVID-19
(coronavirus) and the associated busy-ness of some services affected
your ability to shop?" Excluding respondents who hadn't tried to purchase
recently.
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Number of job losses and store closures in the retail sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of
March, 2020*
Retail job losses and store closures in the UK March 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
In 2020, the total number of job losses in the retail sector in the United Kingdom (UK) reached 21,519 as of
Source(s) CRR March 31, 2020. According to a forecast, excluding the temporary store closures caused by the impact of
Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak , there were 1,859 retail store closures, 756 of which were through
Conducted by CRR
administration. The remaining 1,103 were a result of "rationalisation" processes, which the source defined as
Survey period March 31, 2020 "tore closures or job losses occurring either as a regular aspect of business or a special cost-cutting
programme."
Region(s) United Kingdom
Published by CRR
Notes: * Forecast made on March 31. Retail job losses and store closures in
2020, correct to March 31, 2020. Excludes temporary closures due to the
Coronavirus lockdown. ** The source defines rationalisation as follows:
"our term for store closures or job losses occurring either as a regular
aspect of busi [...] For more information visit our Website
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Revenue growth of the travel and tourism market in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2023,
by category*
Travel & Tourism market forecast revenue growth in the UK 2023, by category
Description
Source and methodology information
Revenue across the travel and tourism market is expected to fall across segments in 2020 due to the impact of
Source(s) Statista COVID-19. The cruise segment is set to experience the biggest fall in revenues, with an anticipated decrease of
over 50 percent. An overview of all Mobility Markets can be found here . The Mobility Market Outlook presents
Conducted by Statista
the key figures from the world of automotive and mobility - sales, revenues, prices, and brands. Alongside
Survey period May 2020 revenue forecasts for 150 countries worldwide, Statista offers additional insights into consumer trends and
demographic structure of mobility markets.
Region(s) United Kingdom
Published by Statista
Notes: * Forecast adjusted for expected impact of COVID-19. The Travel &
Tourism market contains package holidays, hotel stays, private vacation
rentals and cruises. Methodology: The Travel & Tourism market was
created by extending the Online Travel Booking market with trips and
accommodations booked offli [...] For more information visit our Website
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Year-over-year change in total revenue per available room (TRevPAR) of hotels in Europe due to
coronavirus (COVID-19) in March 2020
Change in hotel TRevPAR due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Europe March 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and travel ban in most countries, the hotel industry suffered
Source(s) HotStats significantly in 2020. Total revenue per available room (TRevPAR) in Italy decreased by 93.5 percent in March
2020 compared to the same month of the previous year. Most countries analyzed experienced at least a 50
Conducted by HotStats
percent decrease.
Survey period March 2020
Region(s) Europe
Published by HotStats
Notes: n.a.
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Year-over-year percentage change in performance indicators for the hotel industry in London in
February and March 1-7, 2020*
Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on hotel performance in London 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having a damaging impact on the global hotel industry. Preliminary
Source(s) STR results for London hotels show that compared to the same period in 2019, occupancy rates from March 1 to 7,
2020 fell by 21 percent. This resulted in a fall in RevPar by 27.7 percent. For further information about the
Conducted by STR
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
Survey period February and March 1-7, 2020
Published by hotelnewsnow.com
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Estimated expenditure loss due to cruise sector suspension during coronavirus (COVID-19)
pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020* (in million GBP)
Economic impact of cruise sector suspension due to coronavirus for the UK 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the cruise industry in the United Kingdom had to suspend its
Source(s) CLIA; CLIA UK & Ireland operations in March 2020. It was expected that the economic loss in direct expenditures would amount to 539
million British pounds within 60 days of the suspension, and 888 million British pounds after 90 days.
Conducted by CLIA
Notes: n.a.
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Percentage change in like-for-like sales of pub, bar and restaurant groups during coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in March 2020
Decline in pub, bar and restaurant sales due to COVID-19 in the UK 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
Sales of pub and restaurant groups all fell in the United Kingdom in the week prior to the government's warning
Source(s) Davis Coffer Lyons; RSM UK; CGA to avoid them due to the growing threat of coronavirus (COVID-19). As a preventative measure, the UK Prime
Minister urged the public on Monday March 16 to avoid pubs, clubs and social venues to reduce the spread of
Conducted by Davis Coffer Lyons; RSM UK; CGA
the virus. Restaurant groups experienced the biggest fall in like-for-like sales in the week prior to the
Survey period March 2020 announcment at 21 percent, while bar sales dropped by 14 percent. Managed pubs faired only slightly better
with a 12 percent decline. In the following week, it was announced that pubs, bars and restaurants had to close
Region(s) United Kingdom to customers, other than for delivery or takeaway. Over the whole month of March, bar sales dropped by 60
percent and restaurants by 56.4 percent. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,
Number of respondents n.a. please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
Age group n.a.
Published by CGA
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Percentage change in hospitality footfall due to to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the
United Kingdom (UK) from February 20 to March 20, 2020*
Impact of COVID-19 on bar and restaurant footfall in the UK Feb-Mar 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak hit the United Kingdom, footfall to bars and restaurants declined.
Source(s) Wireless Social Across the hospitality sector on March 20, 2020, there had been a 58 percent decline in footfall in the last seven
days compared to the same seven days in 2019. Bars, pubs and restaurants were ordered to close to visitors on
Conducted by Wireless Social
March 20.
Survey period February 20 to March 20, 2020
Notes: * Seven day running average change, compared with same day in 2019.
Includes restaurants, casual dining restaurants, cafes/delicatessen, bars,
bar restaurants, food pubs and nightclubs. Data shows year-over-year
seated diners at restaurants on the OpenTable network across all
channels: online reserv [...] For more information visit our Website
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Potential maximum revenue loss of European football leagues due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
in the season 2019/2020, by source (in million euros)
Potential revenue loss of European football leagues due to the coronavirus
Description
Source and methodology information
As of March 2020, it is estimated that the maximum revenue loss in the broadcasting sector of the English
Source(s) KPMG Premier League due to the coronavirus comes to approximately 800 million euros.
Conducted by KPMG
Region(s) Europe
Published by KPMG
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Potential loss of revenue for UEFA for postponing or cancelling Euro 2020 due to the coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic as of March 2020 (in million euros)
UEFA revenue loss for cancelling Euro 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Description
Source and methodology information
The COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of 2020 hit the sports industry hard. Many leagues across the globe
Source(s) ESPN.com; UEFA suspended their seasons and UEFA took the unprecedented step to postpone the scheduled 2020 European
Football Championship to 2021. This move cost UEFA an estimated 300 million euros, whereas cancelling the
Conducted by UEFA
event entirely would have cost the federation around 400 million euros. For further information about the
Survey period March 2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Fact and Figures page.
Region(s) Europe
Published by ESPN.com
Notes: n.a.
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Coronavirus impact on year-on-year TV advertising volume growth in selected European countries
from January to March 2020
Coronavirus impact on TV advertising growth y-o-y in Europe 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
Compared to the same period the year before, January to March 2020 saw a decrease in TV advertising volume
Source(s) Nielsen in both Italy and the UK. Italy, which was the first country in Europe to be impacted hard by the coronavirus
pandemic, saw a five percent decline. Other countries like Belgium and the Netherlands, which at the time of
Conducted by Nielsen
writing are a few weeks behind Italy in terms of the impact the virus has caused, actually witnessed a small
Survey period January 1 to March 8, 2020 growth in TV advertising volume. For further information and updates about the coronavirus (COVID-19)
pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
Region(s) Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Published by Nielsen
Notes: n.a.
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Houseparty app downloads during the coronavirus outbreak in the United Kingdom (UK) from
March to April 2020
Houseparty app downloads during the coronavirus outbreak in the UK 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
With more people locked down at home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the United Kingdom
Source(s) Priori Data (UK), families and friends are looking for new ways to stay in contact with each other and keep morale high.
Video hangout app Houseparty has gone viral since the spread of the virus, with the number of downloads
Conducted by Priori Data
increasing every day, according to data from Priori . For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Survey period March 1 to April 19, 2020 pandemic, please visit our dedicated Fact and Figures page.
Notes: n.a.
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Increase in media consumption due to the Coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in
2020, by media type
COVID-19: media consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020
Description
Source and methodology information
As a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, media consumption behavior in the United Kingdom (UK) is
Source(s) Havas Media changing. A third of respondents to a recent survey revealed that they were reading more newspaper content,
and just under half were watching more live television. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Conducted by Havas Media
pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.
Survey period March 17-18, 2020
Published by PRWeek
Notes: * online and offline newspaper content The source does not provide the
original wording of the question posed during the survey.
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