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German retail sales climb 1.1% in May
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- On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, retail turnover grew 1.1% in real terms and 1% in nominal terms against April 2026 figures.
- Measured against May 2025, turnover was up 1.8% in real terms and 3.2% in nominal terms.
- Destatis also issued a downward revision to its April 2026 data.
German retail sales climb 1.1% in May Internet and mail order trade posted the sharpest rise among the categories · Retail Insight Network · Popescu - Valceanu Marius / Shutterstock.com Shubhendu Vimal Wed, July 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM GMT+7 2 min read German retail sales climbed in May, with turnover increasing by 1.1% in real terms against the previous month, provisional data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has shown.
On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, retail turnover grew 1.1% in real terms and 1% in nominal terms against April 2026 figures.
Measured against May 2025, turnover was up 1.8% in real terms and 3.2% in nominal terms.
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