Germany April retail sales -1.1% vs 0.2% m/m expected

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  • 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.