Germany Retail Sales MoM

German retail sales rose unexpectedly by 0.9 percent month-over-month in February 2019, beating market expectations of a 0.9 percent fall and following a downwardly revised 2.8 percent growth in the previous month. This was the second straight month of increase in retail trade. Year-on-year, retail sales advanced 4.7 percent in February, faster than an upwardly revised 3.1 percent gain in January and also above forecasts of 2.8 percent. Retail Sales MoM in Germany averaged 0.05 percent from 1994 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 4.60 percent in December of 2006 and a record low of -6.10 percent in January of 2007.

Retail Sales MoM in Germany is expected to be 0.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Retail Sales MoM in Germany to stand at 0.60 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Germany Retail Sales MoM is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus	TEForecast
2019-01-07	07:00 AM	Retail Sales MoM	1.4%	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
2019-01-31	07:00 AM	Retail Sales MoM	-4.3%	1.6%	-0.6%	-0.6%
2019-03-01	07:00 AM	Retail Sales MoM	3.3%	-3.1%	1.9%	1.5%
2019-03-29	07:00 AM	Retail Sales MoM	0.9%	2.8%	-0.9%	-0.8%
2019-05-02	06:00 AM	Retail Sales MoM		0.9%		0.4%
2019-05-31	06:00 AM	Retail Sales MoM
2019-07-02	06:00 AM	Retail Sales MoM

Germany Consumer	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Consumer Confidence	10.40	10.70	16.80	-3.50	Index Points	[+]
Retail Sales MoM	0.90	2.80	4.60	-6.10	percent	[+]
Retail Sales YoY	4.70	3.10	9.70	-7.90	percent	[+]
Consumer Spending	402.98	402.11	403.34	290.30	EUR Billion	[+]
Disposable Personal Income	502.12	496.88	502.12	22.96	EUR Billion	[+]
Personal Savings	10.90	10.70	17.30	7.80	percent	[+]
Consumer Credit	233662.00	232195.00	239327.00	10926.00	EUR Million	[+]
Private Sector Credit	2981648.00	2969182.00	2981648.00	6461.00	EUR Million	[+]
Bank Lending Rate	2.04	2.01	6.55	2.01	percent	[+]
Households Debt To GDP	52.70	52.50	70.90	35.00	percent of GDP	[+]
Households Debt To Income	82.51	82.68	106.63	82.51	percent	[+]
Gasoline Prices	1.57	1.55	2.14	0.91	USD/Liter	[+]
Consumer Confidence Economic Expectations	41.30	34.80	69.50	-33.20		[+]
Consumer Confidence Financial Expectations	60.20	58.50	60.20	-26.70		[+]
Consumer Confidence Major Purchases Expectations	58.50	59.20	64.40	-55.40		[+]

In Germany, the Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a specific time period. In Germany, Retail sales are seasonal, volatile and relatively important to the overall economy. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Retail Sales MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Germany Retail Sales MoM - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2019.