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German retail sales fall more than expected in October
German retail sales fall more than expected in October
Published by Uma Rajagopal
Posted on November 29, 2024

Published by Uma Rajagopal
Posted on November 29, 2024

(Reuters) – German retail sales fell more than expected in October, decreasing by 1.5% compared with the previous month, data showed on Friday.
Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 0.3% decrease.
Compared to the same month in the previous year, the retail sector recorded an increase in sales of 1.0% in real terms.
Food sales rose by 0.1% on the month, while non-food sales fell by 2.2% in October, data from the statistics office showed.
(Reporting by Elizaveta Gladun in Gdansk and Maria Martinez in Berlin)
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