Next release Monday, 30 November 2026, 02:00 New York. Every release since 7 Jan 2016: 130 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the EUR. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last German Retail Sales YoY (Sep. 2026, released 2 Nov 2026) came in at -2.3%; the previous reading was -0.3%. The next German Retail Sales YoY is due Monday, 30 November 2026 at 02:00 New York time (Oct. 2026).
Since 2016, German Retail Sales YoY has come in above forecast 61% of the time and below 39% (104 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 50%. It has now come in below forecast 3 releases in a row.
The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 1.77%: higher than expected is good for the EUR.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2026 02:00 | Sep. 2026 | -2.3% | – | -0.3% | – |
| 30 Sept 2026 02:00 | Aug. 2026 | -0.3% | 0.1% | -1.9% | below |
| 1 Sept 2026 02:00 | Jul. 2026 | -1.9% | 0.6% | 5.7% | below |
| 3 Aug 2026 02:00 | Jun. 2026 | 5.7% | – | -1.9% | – |
| 30 Jun 2026 02:00 | May. 2026 | -1.9% | -0.5% | -1.7% | below |
| 1 Jun 2026 02:00 | Apr. 2026 | -1.7% | – | 3.4% | – |
| 30 Apr 2026 02:00 | Mar. 2026 | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1% | above |
| 31 Mar 2026 02:00 | Feb. 2026 | 1% | 1.6% | 1.4% | below |
| 2 Mar 2026 02:00 | Jan. 2026 | 1.4% | 1.3% | 5.1% | above |
| 2 Feb 2026 02:00 | Dec. 2025 | 5.1% | 1.1% | -1.5% | above |
| 7 Jan 2026 02:00 | Nov. 2025 | -1.5% | 0.9% | 2.3% | below |
| 28 Nov 2025 02:00 | Oct. 2025 | 2.3% | 0.1% | 3.6% | above |
| 31 Oct 2025 03:00 | Sep. 2025 | 3.6% | 1.9% | -1.1% | above |
| 30 Sept 2025 02:00 | Aug. 2025 | -1.1% | 1.8% | 4.1% | below |
| 29 Aug 2025 02:00 | Jul. 2025 | 4.1% | 2.6% | 3.1% | above |
| 30 Jul 2025 02:00 | Jun. 2025 | 3.1% | 2.3% | 5.4% | above |
| 30 Jun 2025 02:00 | May. 2025 | 5.4% | 3.3% | 6.1% | above |
| 30 May 2025 02:00 | Apr. 2025 | 6.1% | 1.8% | 2% | above |
| 30 Apr 2025 02:00 | Mar. 2025 | 2% | 2.4% | 0.7% | below |
| 31 Mar 2025 02:00 | Feb. 2025 | 0.7% | 3.1% | 4.9% | below |
| 28 Feb 2025 02:00 | Jan. 2025 | 4.9% | – | 2.3% | – |
| 31 Jan 2025 02:00 | Dec. 2024 | 2.3% | 2.5% | 3.8% | below |
| 8 Jan 2025 02:00 | Nov. 2024 | 3.8% | 1.9% | 5.7% | above |
| 29 Nov 2024 02:00 | Oct. 2024 | 5.7% | 3.2% | 1.7% | above |
| 31 Oct 2024 03:00 | Sep. 2024 | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3.1% | above |
| 10 Oct 2024 03:00 | Aug. 2024 | 3.1% | – | 2.8% | – |
| 10 Oct 2024 02:00 | Jul. 2024 | 2.8% | – | -3.8% | – |
| 13 Sept 2024 03:00 | Jun. 2024 | -3.8% | – | -0.8% | – |
| 30 Aug 2024 04:00 | May. 2024 | -0.8% | – | 3.7% | – |
| 31 May 2024 02:00 | Apr. 2024 | 3.7% | – | -0.8% | – |
| 30 Apr 2024 02:00 | Mar. 2024 | -0.8% | – | 2.7% | – |
| 28 Mar 2024 03:00 | Feb. 2024 | 2.7% | -0.8% | -1.5% | above |
| 29 Feb 2024 02:00 | Jan. 2024 | -0.8% | -1.5% | -3.5% | above |
| 31 Jan 2024 02:00 | Dec. 2023 | -3.5% | – | -1.4% | – |
| 5 Jan 2024 02:00 | Nov. 2023 | -1.4% | -0.5% | -0.8% | below |
| 30 Nov 2023 02:00 | Oct. 2023 | -0.8% | -2% | -4.2% | above |
| 31 Oct 2023 03:00 | Sep. 2023 | -4.2% | -4% | -2.3% | below |
| 29 Sept 2023 02:00 | Aug. 2023 | -2.3% | -0.7% | -2.6% | below |
| 31 Aug 2023 02:00 | Jul. 2023 | -2.6% | -1% | 0.5% | below |
| 31 Jul 2023 02:00 | Jun. 2023 | 0.5% | -2.7% | -3.7% | above |
| 30 Jun 2023 02:00 | May. 2023 | -3.7% | -4.3% | -8.4% | above |
| 1 Jun 2023 02:00 | Apr. 2023 | -8.4% | -5% | -5.6% | below |
| 2 May 2023 02:00 | Mar. 2023 | -5.6% | – | -7.3% | – |
| 31 Mar 2023 02:00 | Feb. 2023 | -7.3% | – | -4.9% | – |
| 8 Mar 2023 02:00 | Jan. 2023 | -4.9% | -6.1% | -1% | above |
| 31 Jan 2023 02:00 | Dec. 2022 | -4.9% | -1.8% | -3.9% | below |
| 6 Jan 2023 02:00 | Nov. 2022 | -3.9% | – | -5.3% | – |
| 1 Dec 2022 02:00 | Oct. 2022 | -5.3% | -2.8% | -0.2% | below |
| 31 Oct 2022 03:00 | Sep. 2022 | -0.2% | -4.9% | -1% | above |
| 7 Oct 2022 02:00 | Aug. 2022 | -1% | -4.3% | -3.4% | above |
| 1 Sept 2022 02:00 | Jul. 2022 | -3.4% | -6.5% | 2.9% | above |
| 1 Aug 2022 02:00 | Jun. 2022 | -7.2% | -8% | 2.9% | above |
| 30 Jun 2022 02:00 | May. 2022 | 2.9% | -2% | 9.6% | above |
| 1 Jun 2022 02:00 | Apr. 2022 | 5% | 4% | -2.4% | above |
| 2 May 2022 02:00 | Mar. 2022 | -2.4% | – | 9.6% | – |
| 31 Mar 2022 02:00 | Feb. 2022 | 9.6% | 6.1% | 14.1% | above |
| 7 Mar 2022 02:00 | Jan. 2022 | 14.1% | 9.8% | -3% | above |
| 1 Feb 2022 02:00 | Dec. 2021 | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.5% | above |
| 4 Jan 2022 02:00 | Nov. 2021 | 1.5% | -4.9% | -3% | above |
| 1 Dec 2021 02:00 | Oct. 2021 | -3% | -2% | -0.7% | below |
| 1 Nov 2021 03:00 | Sep. 2021 | -0.7% | 1.8% | -0.2% | below |
| 1 Oct 2021 02:00 | Aug. 2021 | -0.2% | 1.9% | 0.2% | below |
| 1 Sept 2021 02:00 | Jul. 2021 | 0.2% | 3.7% | 4.5% | below |
| 2 Aug 2021 02:00 | Jun. 2021 | 6.7% | 3.2% | -2% | above |
| 1 Jul 2021 02:00 | May. 2021 | -2% | -2.2% | 4.5% | above |
| 2 Jun 2021 02:00 | Apr. 2021 | 4.5% | 10.1% | 13.4% | below |
| 3 May 2021 02:00 | Mar. 2021 | 13.4% | -0.3% | -7.3% | above |
| 1 Apr 2021 02:00 | Feb. 2021 | -7.3% | -6.3% | -9.7% | below |
| 2 Mar 2021 02:00 | Jan. 2021 | -9.7% | 1.3% | 6.7% | below |
| 1 Feb 2021 02:00 | Dec. 2020 | 6.7% | 5% | 7.4% | above |
| 5 Jan 2021 02:00 | Nov. 2020 | 7.4% | 3.9% | 10.5% | above |
| 2 Dec 2020 02:00 | Oct. 2020 | 10.5% | 5.9% | 8.8% | above |
| 30 Oct 2020 03:00 | Sep. 2020 | 8.8% | 6.6% | 4% | above |
| 30 Sept 2020 02:00 | Aug. 2020 | 4% | 4.2% | 6.3% | below |
| 2 Sept 2020 02:00 | Jul. 2020 | 6.3% | – | 7.5% | – |
| 31 Jul 2020 02:00 | Jun. 2020 | 7.5% | 3% | 5.6% | above |
| 1 Jul 2020 02:00 | May. 2020 | 5.6% | -3.5% | -4.8% | above |
| 29 May 2020 02:00 | Apr. 2020 | -4.8% | -14.3% | 1.8% | above |
| 30 Apr 2020 02:00 | Mar. 2020 | 1.8% | – | 6.5% | – |
| 1 Apr 2020 02:00 | Feb. 2020 | 6.5% | 1.5% | 2.2% | above |
| 4 Mar 2020 02:00 | Jan. 2020 | 2.2% | 1.5% | 2.3% | above |
| 31 Jan 2020 02:00 | Dec. 2019 | 2.3% | 5% | 3.1% | below |
| 6 Jan 2020 02:00 | Nov. 2019 | 3.1% | 0.9% | 2.1% | above |
| 29 Nov 2019 02:00 | Oct. 2019 | 2.1% | – | 3.7% | – |
| 31 Oct 2019 03:00 | Sep. 2019 | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.6% | above |
| 30 Sept 2019 02:00 | Aug. 2019 | 3.6% | – | 6% | – |
| 30 Aug 2019 02:00 | Jul. 2019 | 6% | – | -1.1% | – |
| 31 Jul 2019 02:00 | Jun. 2019 | -1.1% | – | 4.2% | – |
| 2 Jul 2019 02:00 | May. 2019 | 4.2% | 2.7% | 6.2% | above |
| 31 May 2019 02:00 | Apr. 2019 | 6.2% | 1.1% | -1% | above |
| 2 May 2019 02:00 | Mar. 2019 | -1% | 2.9% | 5.1% | below |
| 29 Mar 2019 03:00 | Feb. 2019 | 5.1% | 2.8% | 2.5% | above |
| 1 Mar 2019 02:00 | Jan. 2019 | 4.2% | – | -0.9% | – |
| 31 Jan 2019 02:00 | Dec. 2018 | -0.9% | – | 2.5% | – |
| 7 Jan 2019 02:00 | Nov. 2018 | 2.5% | -0.7% | 6.7% | above |
| 30 Nov 2018 02:00 | Oct. 2018 | 6.7% | 2.7% | -2.5% | above |
| 31 Oct 2018 03:00 | Sep. 2018 | -2.5% | 0.9% | 2.5% | below |
| 1 Oct 2018 02:00 | Aug. 2018 | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.9% | above |
| 31 Aug 2018 02:00 | Jul. 2018 | 1.9% | – | 4.3% | – |
| 31 Jul 2018 02:00 | Jun. 2018 | 4.3% | 1.5% | -0.4% | above |
| 29 Jun 2018 02:00 | May. 2018 | -0.4% | 1.8% | 2% | below |
| 30 May 2018 02:00 | Apr. 2018 | 2% | 1.3% | 2.5% | above |
| 30 Apr 2018 02:00 | Mar. 2018 | 2.5% | 1% | 1.5% | above |
| 3 Apr 2018 02:00 | Feb. 2018 | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2.5% | below |
| 2 Mar 2018 02:00 | Jan. 2018 | 2.5% | 3.5% | 0.5% | below |
| 31 Jan 2018 02:00 | Dec. 2017 | 0.5% | 2.8% | 4.9% | below |
| 5 Jan 2018 02:00 | Nov. 2017 | 4.9% | 2.5% | -0.6% | above |
| 30 Nov 2017 02:00 | Oct. 2017 | -0.6% | 2.8% | 4.8% | below |
| 30 Oct 2017 03:00 | Sep. 2017 | 4.8% | 3% | 2.8% | above |
| 29 Sept 2017 02:00 | Aug. 2017 | 2.8% | 3.2% | 3% | below |
| 31 Aug 2017 02:00 | Jul. 2017 | 3% | 3.5% | 3% | below |
| 31 Jul 2017 02:00 | Jun. 2017 | 3% | 2.7% | 6.7% | above |
| 30 Jun 2017 02:00 | May. 2017 | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1.1% | above |
| 31 May 2017 02:00 | Apr. 2017 | 1.1% | 2.3% | 5.6% | below |
| 28 Apr 2017 02:00 | Mar. 2017 | 5.6% | 2% | -1.5% | above |
| 31 Mar 2017 02:00 | Feb. 2017 | -1.5% | 0.3% | 3.7% | below |
| 3 Mar 2017 02:00 | Jan. 2017 | 3.7% | – | 2.3% | – |
| 31 Jan 2017 02:00 | Dec. 2016 | 2.3% | 0.3% | 4.5% | above |
| 6 Jan 2017 02:00 | Nov. 2016 | 4.5% | – | 0.1% | – |
| 30 Nov 2016 02:00 | Oct. 2016 | 0.1% | 1% | 1.4% | below |
The next German Retail Sales YoY is due Monday, 30 November 2026 at 02:00 New York time (Oct. 2026).
The last German Retail Sales YoY (Sep. 2026, released 2 Nov 2026) came in at -2.3%; the previous reading was -0.3%.
German Retail Sales YoY is released monthly by Federal Statistical Office. CRTLAB has 130 releases on record since 7 Jan 2016.
Since 2016, German Retail Sales YoY has come in above forecast 61% of the time and below 39% (104 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 50%. It has now come in below forecast 3 releases in a row.
The highest was 14.1% (Jan. 2022) and the lowest -9.7% (Jan. 2021). The five-year average is 0.28%.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the EUR, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the EUR against its forecast, red one that was bad.
In Germany, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.