Retail sales in Germany rose 1.8% year-on-year in May 2026, defying expectations of a flat reading, and sharply rebounding from a 0.6% drop in April. This marked the largest retail sales growth so far this year. source: Federal Statistical Office
Retail Sales YoY in Germany averaged 0.48 percent from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 14.90 percent in January of 2022 and a record low of -7.20 percent in January of 2023. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Germany Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2026.
Retail Sales YoY in Germany is expected to be -0.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 1.50 percent in 2027 and 1.60 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.