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Coronavirus: impact on the UK economy

CORONAVIRUS: IMPACT ON THE UK ECONOMY

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Table of Contents

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
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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

04 FMCG & retail


Coronavirus stockpiling: y-o-y growth of consumer goods weekly in the UK 2020 27
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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

05 Tourism & hospitality


Travel & Tourism market forecast revenue growth in the UK 2023, by category 38
Change in hotel TRevPAR due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Europe March 2020 39
Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on hotel performance in London 2020 40
Economic impact of cruise sector suspension due to coronavirus for the UK 2020 41
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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

Growth rate forecast

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%

Note: Europe; 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 51.
2 Source(s): European Commission; ID 1102546 Overview
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

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

Note: United Kingdom; 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 52.
3 Source(s): Office for Budget Responsibility; ID 1107834 Overview
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

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
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1
3
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3
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3
1
3
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3
1
3

1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
Q

Note: United Kingdom; Q1 2000 to Q1 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 54.
5 Source(s): Office for National Statistics (UK); ID 970941 Overview
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

Share of businesses

Continuing to trade Has temporarily closed or paused trading

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% 100.0% 110.0%

Human Health And Social Work Activities 95.6%


3.5%
Professional Scientific And Technical Activities 96.2%
3.7%
Information And Communication 94.4%
5.1%
Transportation And Storage 92.3%
7.7%
Water Supply Sewerage Waste Management And Remediation Activities 92%
8%
Administrative And Support Service Activities 89.7%
9.6%
Education 85.8%
13.8%
Manufacturing 77.2%
22.7%
Wholesale And Retail Trade; Repair Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles 72.8%
27%
Construction 70.9%
29.1%
Accommodation And Food Service Activities 18.4%
81.2%
Arts Entertainment And Recreation 16.7%
82.2%
All Industries 75.4%
24.3%

Note: United Kingdom; March 23 to April 9, 2020; 6,171; UK businesses


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 55.
6 Source(s): Office for National Statistics (UK); ID 1114406 Overview
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

3.0%
2.7%

2.5%
2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4%
2.3%

2.1% 2.1% 2.1%


2% 2%
2.0% 1.9% 1.9%
Inflation rate

1.8% 1.8%
1.7% 1.7% 1.7%

1.5% 1.5% 1.5%


1.5%
1.3%

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

Note: United Kingdom; April 2018 to April 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 56.
7 Source(s): Office for National Statistics (UK); ID 306631 Overview
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

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

Note: United Kingdom; April 2018 to April 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 57.
8 Source(s): OECD; ID 623727 Overview
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

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

Note: United Kingdom; April 2018 to April 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 58.
9 Source(s): OECD; ID 623579 Overview
Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) in the United Kingdom from July 2019 to May 2020
Composite PMI in the United Kingdom 2019-2020

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

Note: United Kingdom; July 2019 to May 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 59.
10 Source(s): Investing.com; IHS Markit; ID 1106684 Overview
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Labor market
Unemployment rate forecasts in selected European countries from 2020 to 2021
Unemployment rate forecasts in Europe 2020-2021

Unemployment rate forecast

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%

Note: Europe; 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 60.
12 Source(s): European Commission; ID 1115276 Labor market
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

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

Note: United Kingdom; 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 61.
13 Source(s): Office for Budget Responsibility; ID 1107870 Labor market
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

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

Note: United Kingdom; April 20 to June 14, 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 63.
15 Source(s): HM Revenue and Customs; Resolution Foundation; ID 1116638 Labor market
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

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

Note: United Kingdom; April 23 to June 14, 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 64.
16 Source(s): HM Revenue and Customs; ID 1122100 Labor market
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

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

Note: United Kingdom; April 23 to June 14, 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 65.
17 Source(s): HM Revenue and Customs; ID 1122126 Labor market
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

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

Note: United Kingdom; April 20 to June 14, 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 66.
18 Source(s): HM Revenue and Customs; ID 1124087 Labor market
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

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

Note: United Kingdom; April 20 to June 14, 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 67.
19 Source(s): HM Revenue and Customs; ID 1124097 Labor market
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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

Note: Europe; December 31st 2019 to May 29th 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 68.
21 Source(s): Various sources; YCharts; ID 1102735 Financial markets
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

Euronext* London Stock Exchange Deutsche Börse


SIX Swiss Exchange NASDAQ Nordic and Baltic Exchanges Moscow Exchange
BME Spanish Exchanges

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

Source(s): London Stock Exchange; ID 1103739


21.01.20
23.01.20
FTSE 100 Index UK 2019-2020

27.01.20
29.01.20

Note: United Kingdom; December 13, 2019 to June 19, 2020


31.01.20
04.02.20

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 70.


06.02.20
10.02.20
12.02.20
14.02.20
18.02.20
20.02.20
24.02.20
26.02.20
28.02.20
03.03.20
05.03.20
09.03.20
11.03.20
13.03.20
17.03.20
19.03.20
23.03.20
25.03.20
27.03.20
31.03.20
02.04.20
06.04.20
08.04.20
14.04.20
16.04.20
20.04.20
22.04.20
24.04.20
28.04.20
30.04.20
04.05.20
06.05.20
11.05.20
13.05.20
15.05.20
19.05.20
21.05.20
26.05.20
28.05.20
01.06.20
03.06.20
05.06.20
09.06.20
Financial markets

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

Note: United Kingdom; November 2009 to March 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 71.
24 Source(s): Bank of England; ID 1105570 Financial markets
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

Lending (M4Lex measure) Loans to SMEs Loans to Large companies

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
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M '14

M '15

M '16

M '17

M '18

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Note: United Kingdom


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 72.
25 Source(s): Bank of England; ID 1117090 Financial markets
CORONAVIRUS: IMPACT ON THE UK ECONOMY

FMCG & retail


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

Year-on-year change

March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12 April 19

-100.0% -50.0% 0.0% 50.0% 100.0% 150.0%

Paper Products

Home Care

OTC Healthcare

Personal Care

Pet Food + 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

Week ending March 8 Week ending April 12

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

Note: United Kingdom; 12 weeks ending on the 22nd of March


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 75.
29 Source(s): Kantar Worldpanel; ID 1108853 FMCG & retail
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

Week-on-week price change


0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0%

Cough and cold medication 10.7%


Pet food 3.1%
Paracetamol 2.8%
Rice 1.9%
Nappies 1.6%
Flour 1.4%
All High-demand product items 1.1%
Antibacterial hand wipes 0.9%
Tomato puree 0.5%
Spray cleaning products 0.4%
Tinned beans 0.4%
Vitamin C 0.4%
Pasta sauce 0.2%
Handwash 0.1%
Toilet rolls 0.1%

Note: United Kingdom; March 16-29, 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 76.
30 Source(s): Office for National Statistics (UK); ID 1109698 FMCG & retail
31
Percentage change in footfall
Saturday, March 13

-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

Source(s): Springboard; Statista estimates; ID 1107518


Note: United Kingdom; March 13, 2020 to June 14, 2020
Saturday, March 28

-86.9%
Sunday, March 29

-86.1%
Monday, March 30

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 77.


-80.6% -81.1%
Tuesday, March 31
-78.8%

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

Note: United Kingdom; March 22, 2020; 4,000; non-food retailers.


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 78.
32 Source(s): Ipsos Retail Performance; ID 1107894 FMCG & retail
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

Apr '20 May '20

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

Note: United Kingdom; May 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 79.
33 Source(s): British Retail Consortium; Insight DIY; ShopperTrak; Springboard; ID 912662 FMCG & retail
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

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

Increased ability shop Unaffected ability to shop Reduced ability to shop

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0%

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

Administration Rationalisation** Totals


Specific redundancies & rationalisation*** - 3,860 3,860
Multiples: stores closed 272 694 966
Multiples: jobs lost 6,155 6,974 13,129
Self-employed/concessions in larger shops 190 390 540
Independent store closures 484 409 893
Independent job losses 2,066 1,915 3,981
Total job losses 8,371 13,139 21,519
Total store closures 756 1,103 1,859

Note: United Kingdom; March 31, 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 82.
36 Source(s): CRR; ID 1109128 FMCG & retail
CORONAVIRUS: IMPACT ON THE UK ECONOMY

Tourism & hospitality


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

Cruises Vacation Rentals Hotels Package Holiday

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

Note: United Kingdom; May 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 83.
38 Source(s): Statista; ID 1119142 Tourism & hospitality
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

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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Note: Europe; March 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 84.
39 Source(s): HotStats; ID 1118097 Tourism & hospitality
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

Feb 2020 March 1-7, 2020

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)

Note: United Kingdom (England); February and March 1-7, 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 85.
40 Source(s): STR; ID 1105288 Tourism & hospitality
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

Direct expenditures Total expenditures

-500
-539

-1000 -888
Value in million GBP

-1500 -1,400

-2000

-2500 -2,400

-3000
60 day suspension 90 day suspension

Note: United Kingdom; March 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 86.
41 Source(s): CLIA; CLIA UK & Ireland; ID 1118254 Tourism & hospitality
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

Before COVID-19 warning (March 9-15)* March 2020

0.0%

-10.0%
-12%
-15% -14%
Percentage change in sales

-20.0%
-21%

-30.0%

-40.0%

-50.0%

-60.0% -57.6% -56.4%


-57.8%
-60%

-70.0%
All outlets Pubs Bars Restaurants

Note: United Kingdom; March 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 87.
42 Source(s): Davis Coffer Lyons; RSM UK; CGA; ID 1105174 Tourism & hospitality
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

0.0%
-6% -7% -7% -7%
7-day running average change compared with same day

-9% -9% -10%


-11%
-10.0% -13% -14% -14% -14%
-15% -16% -16%
-17% -17%
-19% -19% -19% -20% -20%
-22%
-20.0%
-25%
-28%

-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

Matchday Broadcasting Commercial

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

Note: Europe; As of March 17, 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 89.
45 Source(s): KPMG; ID 1105710 Entertainment
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)

450

400
400
Estimated revenue loss in million euros

350

300
300

250

200

150

100

50

0
Postponement Cancellation

Note: Europe; March 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 90.
46 Source(s): ESPN.com; UEFA; ID 1105619 Entertainment
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

6.0%

4.5%
4.2%
4.0%
TV advertising growth y-o-y

2.0%

0.0%

-2.0%

-3%
-4.0%

-5%
-6.0%
Italy UK Belgium Netherlands

Note: Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom; January 1 to March 8, 2020


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 91.
47 Source(s): Nielsen; ID 1108650 Entertainment
48
Number of downloads

0
100,000

10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
3/1/2020
3/2/2020
3/3/2020
3/4/2020
3/5/2020
3/6/2020

Source(s): Priori Data; ID 1106547


March to April 2020

3/7/2020
3/8/2020
3/9/2020
3/10/2020
3/11/2020
3/12/2020
3/13/2020

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 92.


3/14/2020
3/15/2020
3/16/2020
3/17/2020
3/18/2020

Note: United Kingdom; March 1 to April 19, 2020; downloads to Android and iOS devices
3/19/2020
3/20/2020
3/21/2020
3/22/2020
3/23/2020
3/24/2020
3/25/2020
3/26/2020
3/27/2020
3/28/2020
3/29/2020
3/30/2020
Houseparty app downloads during the coronavirus outbreak in the UK 2020

3/31/2020
4/1/2020
4/2/2020
4/3/2020
4/4/2020
4/5/2020
4/6/2020
4/7/2020
4/8/2020
4/9/2020
4/10/2020
4/11/2020
4/12/2020
4/13/2020
4/14/2020
4/15/2020
4/16/2020
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*

Note: United Kingdom; March 17-18, 2020; 1,478


Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 93.
49 Source(s): Havas Media; ID 1105790 Entertainment
CORONAVIRUS: IMPACT ON THE UK ECONOMY

References
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

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by European Commission

Publication date May 2020

Original source European Economic Forecast, Spring 2020, page 1

Website URL visit the website

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

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Office for Budget Responsibility

Publication date April 2020

Original source Coronavirus reference scenario, chart 1.3

Website URL visit the website

Notes: Forecast is based on the economic effects of a three-month lockdown,


followed by a further, partial lockdown of three months.

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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)

Publication date June 2020

Original source ons.gov.uk

Website URL visit the website

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

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Office for National Statistics (UK)

Publication date May 2020

Original source ons.gov.uk

Website URL visit the website

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

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents 6,171

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics UK businesses

Published by Office for National Statistics (UK)

Publication date April 2020

Original source ons.gov.uk

Website URL visit the website

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)

Survey period April 2018 to April 2020

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Office for National Statistics (UK)

Publication date May 2020

Original source ons.gov.uk

Website URL visit the website

Notes: CPI overall index

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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

Survey period April 2018 to April 2020

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by OECD

Publication date May 2020

Original source oecd.org

Website URL visit the website

Notes: * Amplitude adjusted, long-term average = 100. The business confidence


index (BCI) is based on enterprises' assessment of production, orders and
stocks, as well as its current position and expectations for the immediate
future. Opinions compared to a "normal" state are collected and the
difference b [...] For more information visit our Website

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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

Survey period April 2018 to April 2020

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by OECD

Publication date May 2020

Original source Consumer confidence Index (CCI)

Website URL visit the website

Notes: * Amplitude adjusted, long-term average = 100. The consumer confidence


index (CCI) is based on households' plans for major purchases and their
economic situation, both currently and their expectations for the immediate
future. Opinions compared to a "normal" state are collected and the
difference be [...] For more information visit our Website

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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

Survey period July 2019 to May 2020

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Investing.com

Publication date May 2020

Original source investing.com

Website URL visit the website

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

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by European Commission

Publication date May 2020

Original source European Economic Forecast, Spring 2020, page 1

Website URL visit the website

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

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Office for Budget Responsibility

Publication date April 2020

Original source Coronavirus reference scenario, chart 1.3

Website URL visit the website

Notes: Forecast is based on the economic effects of a three-month lockdown,


followed by a further, partial lockdown of three months.

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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

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group 16 years and older

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Office for National Statistics (UK)

Publication date May 2020

Original source ons.gov.uk

Website URL visit the website

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.

Published by HM Revenue and Customs; Resolution Foundation

Publication date June 2020

Original source HMRC coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics

Website URL visit the website

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

Survey period April 23 to June 14, 2020

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by HM Revenue and Customs

Publication date June 2020

Original source HMRC coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics

Website URL visit the website

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

Survey period April 23 to June 14, 2020

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by HM Revenue and Customs

Publication date June 2020

Original source HMRC coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics

Website URL visit the website

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

Survey period April 20 to June 14, 2020

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by HM Revenue and Customs

Publication date June 2020

Original source HMRC coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics

Website URL visit the website

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

Survey period April 20 to June 14, 2020

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by HM Revenue and Customs

Publication date June 2020

Original source HMRC coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics

Website URL visit the website

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

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Statista estimates

Publication date June 2020

Original source n.a.

Website URL visit the website

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

Publication date June 2020

Original source focus.world-exchanges.org

Website URL visit the website

Notes: * Euronext Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, London and Paris.

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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.

Published by London Stock Exchange

Publication date June 2020

Original source londonstockexchange.com

Website URL visit the website

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.

Published by Bank of England

Publication date March 2020

Original source bankofengland.co.uk

Website URL visit the website

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.

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Bank of England

Publication date May 2020

Original source Annual growth of lending to businesses, tab; amCharts

Website URL visit the website

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.

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by IRI

Publication date April 2020

Original source COVID-19 Impact: Consumer Spending Tracker for Measured Channels,
page 8

Website URL visit the website

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

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by IRI

Publication date April 2020

Original source COVID-19 Impact: Consumer Spending Tracker, page 7

Website URL visit the website

Notes: The data for March is taken from a previous tracker.

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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

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Kantar Worldpanel

Publication date March 2020

Original source uk.kantar.com

Website URL visit the website

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.

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Office for National Statistics (UK)

Publication date April 2020

Original source ons.gov.uk

Website URL visit the website

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

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Statista estimates

Publication date June 2020

Original source n.a.

Website URL visit the website

Notes: * Year-on-year change. Retail locations include high streets, shopping


centers and retail parks.

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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.

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents 4,000

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics non-food retailers.

Published by Ipsos Retail Performance

Publication date March 2020

Original source ipsos-retailperformance.com

Website URL visit the website

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

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Insight DIY

Publication date June 2020

Original source insightdiy.co.uk

Website URL visit the website

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.

Region(s) France, Germany, United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by New York Times

Publication date February 2020

Original source nytimes.com

Website URL visit the website

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.

Number of respondents 1,000

Age group 18 years and older

Special characteristics UK adults

Published by InternetRetailing

Publication date April 2020

Original source internetretailing.net

Website URL visit the website

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

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by CRR

Publication date March 2020

Original source retailresearch.org

Website URL visit the website

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

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Statista

Publication date May 2020

Original source Mobility Market Outlook

Website URL visit the website

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

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by HotStats

Publication date April 2020

Original source hotstats.com

Website URL visit the website

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

Region(s) United Kingdom (England)

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by hotelnewsnow.com

Publication date March 2020

Original source hotelnewsnow.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: * Preliminary data.

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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

Survey period March 2020

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by CLIA UK & Ireland

Publication date April 2020

Original source Estimated economic impact of cruise suspensions, page 2

Website URL visit the website

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.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by CGA

Publication date April 2020

Original source cga.co.uk

Website URL visit the website

Notes: * The data refers to sales from March 9 to 15 of restaurant groups


(chains), and managed pubs and bars. UK prime minister Boris Johnson
warned the public to avoid pubs, bars and restaurants in his statement
regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 16, 2020. From March
21, 2020, pubs, bars and r [...] For more information visit our Website

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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

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents Over 800 venues

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics focussed on UK major cities

Published by Wireless Social

Publication date March 2020

Original source wireless-social.com

Website URL visit the website

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

Survey period As of March 17, 2020

Region(s) Europe

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by KPMG

Publication date March 2020

Original source footballbenchmark.com

Website URL visit the website

Notes: Upper end estimates used.

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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

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by ESPN.com

Publication date March 2020

Original source espn.com

Website URL visit the website

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

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by Nielsen

Publication date March 2020

Original source nielsen.com

Website URL visit the website

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.

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics downloads to Android and iOS devices

Published by Priori Data

Publication date April 2020

Original source prioridata.com

Website URL visit the website

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

Region(s) United Kingdom

Number of respondents 1,478

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics n.a.

Published by PRWeek

Publication date March 2020

Original source prweek.com

Website URL visit the website

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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