Federal Statistical Office: Turnover in Retail Trade Falls by 1.1 Percent in April

Last month retailers in Germany made surprisingly less sales. Experts had expected a slight increase.

According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) in April 2025, turnover of retail companies in Germany fell by 1.1% in real terms (adjusted for prices) and 1.2% in nominal terms (adjusted for prices) compared to March 2025. Compared to the same month of April 2024, turnover in real terms grew by 2.3% and 3.4% in nominal terms. In March 2025, retail sales increased by 0.9% in real terms (preliminary value: -0.2%) and…

Federal Statistical Office [Newsroom]WIESBADEN (ots) - Retail sales, April 2025 (provisional, calendar and seasonally adjusted) -1.1% on the previous month (real) -1.2% on the previous month (nominal) +2.3% on the same month the previous year (real) +3.4% on the same month the previous year (nominal) March 2025 (revised, ... Continue reading here...Original content of: Federal Statistical Office, news transmitted currently

In April 2025, retail sales in Germany fell by 1.1 percent in calendar- and seasonally adjusted terms and by 1.2 percent in nominal terms (not price-adjusted) compared to March 2025. Compared to April 2024, sales grew by 2.3 percent in real terms and by 3.4 percent in nominal terms, according to preliminary results from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In March 2025, retail sales increased by 0.9 percent in real terms (preliminary figu…

According to preliminary results from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), retail sales in Germany fell by 1.1% in real terms (adjusted for price changes) and 1.2% in nominal terms (not adjusted for price changes) in April 2025 compared to March 2025, after calendar and seasonally adjusted adjustment. Compared to April 2024 of the previous year, sales grew by 2.3% in real terms and by 3.4% in nominal terms. In March 2025, retail sales incr…