- Prior -0.2% (revised to 0.9%)
- Retail sales Y/Y 2.3% vs 1.8% expected
- Prior 2.2% (revised to 3.3%)
German retail sales fell in May but we had some big positive revisions to the prior readings. Retail sales data is volatile so it’s generally a non market moving release. The data certainly won’t change anything for the ECB at this point.
This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.