24 May 2021

BOSS/GfK Panelmarket - Summary for April 2021

The April update for the GfK/BOSS Panelmarket report is now available. GfK track and audit 36 product categories in the Office & Stationery sector and produces time comparable data for Sales Value, Sales Units/Packs and Sales Pieces - as well as calculating an average pack price and sales price.

GfK track and audit 36 product categories in the Office & Stationery sector and produces time comparable data for Sales Value, Sales Units/Packs and Sales Pieces - as well as calculating an average pack price and sales price.

Data is now split across two Retail channels and one B2B channel (Systemhouses) - these combine to provide the overall Panelmarket total, the Retail channels encompass around 90% of the Panelmarket total.  GfK estimate that the overall total for the 36 selected products, as reported in the Panelmarket, covers around 75% of the estimated UK market total for the 36 selected products.

Latest available data is up to (and including) April 2021.

Total Data (Panelmarket)

  • Sales in April 2021 were just over £128 million - that's 18.1% up on April 2021. Stronger sales in January were followed by sales in February and March that were weaker in comparison to recent years.  Whilst sales in April were stronger than last year they remain worse in comparison with previous years, and fall below the sales level reported for March.  Unfortunately April experienced the lowest monthly sales level since June 2020.
  • Average piece price was £2.31 - 3.8% down on April 2020.
  • Sales in the 12 months ending April 2021 were just under £1.8 billion - 6.0% down on the 12 months to April 2020.
  • Average piece price was £2.09 - 0.1% down on the 12 months to April 2020.
  • Quarterly and year-to-date comparisons are also available.

Click here to download the full BOSS/GfK Panelmarket report or a new excel file depicting the latest sales charts for the consumer, retail and systemhouse channels.

Source: BOSS/GfK Panelmarket, www.bossfederation.com

 

 

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