The document shows monthly retail sales data from January to July 2022 for Manchester and other UK cities compared to the same months in 2019 before the Covid pandemic. In early 2022, sales were down 40-42% in Manchester but have recovered, with July sales up 14% versus July 2019. Customer and transaction numbers followed a similar recovery trend in Manchester over 2022 compared to 2019. Retail categories like fashion and food & beverage saw the biggest growth relative to other categories from 2019 to 2022 in Manchester.