Current UK Retail Sales at 0.2% vs Forecast 1.6%; GBPUSD Declines

The UK has released retail sales data that influenced the movement of GBPUSD during the trading session on Friday (November 21, 2025).

Retail sales for October were reported at 0.2% year-on-year (YoY), significantly lower than the forecast from Trading Central at 1.6% and down from the previous month’s 1%.

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Following this release, GBPUSD fell to around 1.30655.

This release strengthens the view that the UK economy is experiencing a slowdown. As a result, expectations are rising that the Bank of England (BoE) will consider lowering interest rates in the near future, which casts a negative sentiment over GBPUSD.

This article is Breaking News. An analysis of the impact of this data release on GBPUSD will be updated on this page.