# United Kingdom RSI:Retail sale of clothing (val nsa) Small Business Index ()

United Kingdom RSI:Retail sale of clothing (val nsa) Small Business Index () was up 10.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.07% in August 2026.
The level stood at 128.7 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −77.2% (Apr 2020) to 192.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 14.1%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.RETSALES.M.NSA.GRP-SMALLBUS.MEASURE-VAL.SECTOR-CLOTHING`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1988-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (465 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/rsi-retail-sale-of-clothing-val-nsa-small-business-index

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 128.7 | 10.1 |
| August 2026 | 136.2 | −0.07 |
| July 2026 | 134.5 | −2.6 |
| June 2026 | 137.6 | 15.0 |
| May 2026 | 140.1 | 30.8 |
| April 2026 | 118.1 | 25.0 |
| March 2026 | 113.1 | 10.9 |
| February 2026 | 94.40 | 20.7 |
| January 2026 | 102.9 | 43.9 |
| December 2025 | 135.6 | 21.7 |
| November 2025 | 143.8 | 42.0 |
| October 2025 | 130.7 | 44.3 |
| September 2025 | 116.9 | 10.6 |
| August 2025 | 136.3 | 10.4 |
| July 2025 | 138.1 | 16.4 |
| June 2025 | 119.7 | 20.4 |
| May 2025 | 107.1 | 5.6 |
| April 2025 | 94.50 | 7.1 |
| March 2025 | 102.0 | 17.1 |
| February 2025 | 78.20 | −8.0 |
| January 2025 | 71.50 | −17.8 |
| December 2024 | 111.4 | −17.2 |
| November 2024 | 101.3 | −25.5 |
| October 2024 | 90.60 | −28.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.RETSALES.M.NSA.GRP-SMALLBUS.MEASURE-VAL.SECTOR-CLOTHING"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.RETSALES.M.NSA.GRP-SMALLBUS.MEASURE-VAL.SECTOR-CLOTHING",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```