German retail sales down 0.3% m/m in January

BERLIN (Reuters) – German retail sales fell unexpectedly in January by 0.3% in real terms compared to the previous month, data showed on Wednesday.

Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a 2.0% rise inprice-adjusted terms.

The federal statistics office publishes more details on its website.

(Reporting by Friederike Heine and Rachel More; editing by Matthias Williams)

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