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German retail sales falls unexpectedly in October
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
German retail sales dropped by 0.3% in October, contrary to analysts' predictions of a 0.2% rise, according to the federal statistics office.
(Reuters) -German retail sales fell unexpectedly in October, decreasing by 0.3% compared with the previous month, data showed on Friday.
Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 0.2% increase.
The federal statistics office publishes more details on its website.
(Reporting by Tristan Veyet in Gdansk, editing by Miranda Murray)
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