Flooring sales slipped back in October following the Summer glut of pent-up demand but are still 11% above 2019 figures for the year so far.
According to the latest ONS retail sales data, flooring sales were 9% down in October compared to September and 9.4% down on October 2020.
But the picture for the year as a whole remains encouraging with figures for January to October this year 15% up on 2020 and 11% higher than 2019.
The statistics for the furniture sector as a whole were down 7% in October and down 8% in September but compared to 2019 statistics, sales are about level with the 2019 performance.