Note: This section contains information in English only.German retail turnover contracted significantly in September 2026, falling by a calendar- and seasonally adjusted 2.0% in real terms and 1.5% nominally compared to the previous month, effectively reversing August's modest recovery. This downturn was widespread across all sub-sectors, with month-on-month volume declines led by gas stations (-3.4%), non-food retail (-2.4%), online and mail-order trade (-2.2%), and food retail (-1.4%). On an annual basis compared to September 2025, overall retail sales decreased 2.3% in real terms despite a 1.2% nominal increase, reflecting continued price pressure—most dramatically seen at gas stations, where real turnover plunged 9.3% even as nominal revenues surged 16.2%—while e-commerce stood out as the sole segment maintaining solid year-over-year volume growth (+4.4% real).
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Source: Dukascopy Bank SA