Germany retail sales rise 0.2% in September

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* Germany’s retail sales rose 0.2% M/M in September 2025, matching market estimates and swinging from a revised 0.5% decline in the previous month.

* This marked the first monthly increase since June, supported by a 0.3% rise in food sales and a 0.4% gain in online and mail-order businesses.
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The retail sales rose 0.20% in September of 2025 over the same month in the previous year, marking the slowest pace in 14 months.

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