Germany Retail Sales

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Source: Destatis
Source Link: https://www.destatis.de/
Frequency: Monthly
Next Release(s): April 30th, 2026 2:00 AM

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Germany Retail Sales: February 2026 2026-03-31 02:00
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Germany Retail Sales: October 2025 2025-11-28 03:00
Germany Retail Sales: September 2025 2025-10-31 02:00
German retail sales fell -0.2% MoM (vs +0.5% MoM expected) in real terms (+0.1% MoM nominal) in August 2025, while YoY sales rose +1.8% real and +3.2% nominal, showing modest annual growth despite weaker monthly momentum.
- Food retail trade increased +0.6% MoM real and +1.1% MoM nominal, but was down -0.6% YoY in real terms, highlighting price-driven rather than volume-driven gains.
- Non-food retail trade declined -1.0% MoM real and -1.3% MoM nominal, yet posted solid growth YoY (+3.2% real; +3.8% nominal).
- Internet and mail-order sales fell -2.0% MoM real (-2.2% nominal), but recorded strong annual gains (+7.4% real; +7.8% nominal).
- July figures were revised upward, with retail turnover at -0.5% MoM real (-0.1% nominal), compared with earlier provisional estimates of -1.5% and -1.0%, respectively.
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German retail sales fell -1.5% MoM (vs -0.4% MoM expected) in real terms and -1.0% MoM in nominal terms in July 2025, after a revised +1.0% MoM real increase in June, but remained up +1.9% YoY in real terms.
- Food retail sales dropped -1.8% MoM real and -1.2% MoM nominal, though YoY growth was modest at +0.1% real and +2.8% nominal.
- Non-food retail sales eased -0.7% MoM real and -0.5% MoM nominal, but rose strongly YoY at +3.5% real and +4.2% nominal.
- Internet and mail-order sales fell sharply -3.8% MoM real and -3.1% MoM nominal, though they posted robust gains of +13.8% real and +14.1% nominal YoY.
- Compared with July 2024, overall retail trade showed positive growth, indicating the MoM decline was more a short-term pullback than a reversal of the broader trend.
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German retail sales rose 1.0% MoM (vs 0.5% MoM expected) in real terms and 0.8% MoM in nominal terms in June 2025, rebounding from a revised -0.6% MoM real decline in May.
- On a YoY basis, retail sales were up 4.9% real and 5.8% nominal, marking strong annual growth.
- Food retail sales rose 0.3% MoM and 0.9% YoY in real terms, while nominal food sales grew 3.3% YoY.
- Non-food retail sales rose 1.8% MoM and 7.4% YoY in real terms, showing broader strength across categories.
- Online and mail-order sales surged 9.0% MoM and 20.4% YoY in real terms, with nominal growth nearly matching at 8.5% MoM and 19.9% YoY.
- May’s figures were revised upward from -1.6% MoM to -0.6% MoM real, softening the previous month’s reported contraction.
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German retail sales fell -1.6% MoM (vs 0.5% MoM expected) in real terms and -1.2% MoM in nominal terms in May, continuing the decline from April with the largest monthly drop since October 2022.
- The annual increase in sales remained positive at +1.6% real and +2.8% nominal.
- April 2025 retail sales were revised up to -0.6% MoM real and -0.7% nominal (from -1.1% and -1.2%, respectively).
- Food retail sales declined -1.3% MoM real and -0.8% nominal, but rose 0.5% YoY real and 3.4% nominal.
- Non-food retail sales dropped -2.2% MoM real and -1.9% nominal; YoY gains were +2.0% real and +2.4% nominal.
- Online and mail-order sales fell -1.4% MoM both real and nominal, but jumped 9.3% YoY real and 9.2% nominal.
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German retail sales fell -1.1% MoM (vs +0.2 MoM expected) in real terms and -1.2% MoM in nominal terms in April 2025, but were up 2.3% YoY real and 3.4% YoY nominal.
- March 2025 retail sales were revised up to +0.9% MoM in both real and nominal terms (from -0.2% and -0.1%, respectively).
- Food sales were down -0.1% MoM real and up 0.1% nominal; YoY they rose 2.3% real and 4.9% nominal.
- Non-food sales fell -1.3% MoM real and -1.4% nominal; YoY they increased 2.6% real and 2.9% nominal.
- Online and mail-order sales declined -0.2% MoM real and -0.4% nominal; YoY they jumped 14.1% real and 13.8% nominal.
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German retail sales were down -0.2% MoM (vs -0.4% MoM expected) in real terms and -0.1% MoM in nominal terms in March, while rising 2.2% YoY in real terms and 3.2% YoY in nominal terms.
- In Q1 2025, unadjusted retail sales were up 1.4% YoY in real terms and 2.4% YoY in nominal terms.
- Food sales rose 0.3% MoM real and 0.6% MoM nominal; up 0.5% YoY real and 3.2% YoY nominal.
- Non-food sales declined -0.6% MoM real and -0.3% MoM nominal; up 3.7% YoY real and 4.0% YoY nominal.
- Online and mail-order sales rose 0.6% MoM (both real and nominal); up 9.5% YoY real and 9.3% YoY nominal.
- February’s retail sales were revised down to +0.2% MoM real and +0.4% MoM nominal (from +0.8% in both).
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