Footfall in November declined across all regions of the UK, indicating that shoppers have delayed their present-buying until December. Retail Week takes a look at the numbers.

If the Budget eases pressure on households, consumers would have more money to spend with retailers

-2.9%

The total slip in footfall for November across the UK as all seven regions reported a footfall decline for the month

-4.2%

The footfall drop for the high street, the largest fall across the three retail locations in the month

-3.4%

High street footfall on a three-month basis, which recorded the worst slip since August 2012

-2.1%

The footfall drop across out-of-town locations  

-1%

The footfall decrease across shopping centres in November

-6.3%

Northern Ireland’s footfall in November, the worst performing region in the month

-0.3%

Scotland’s November footfall, the best performing region in the month and a significant improvement on a 2.7% decline across both October and September

-2.7%

The footfall across Greater London, one of the only regions to be above the UK average, including the east, which as down 0.5%, North & Yorkshire, which was down 1.8% and Scotland

-4.1%

The year-on-year footfall drop in the West End last week