🇩🇪Germany retail sales
Germany's retail sales is -0.4% as of August 2026, from official Eurostat data. It rose from -2.2% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from -7.5% to 14.2%. That is 1.0 percentage points below the euro-area average of 0.6% — the 18th of 21 member states that report it.
Retail sales · Germany
-0.4%
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Source: Eurostat (sts_trtu_m) · data through August 2026 · released 2026-09-30 · modifications: none
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Germany retail sales — frequently asked questions
- What is Germany's retail sales?
- Germany's retail sales is -0.4% as of August 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Germany's retail sales compare with the euro area?
- It is the 18th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 0.6%.
- Is Germany's retail sales rising or falling?
- It rose from -2.2% to -0.4% in the latest reading (August 2026).
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