Germany Retail Sales
Germany retail sales closed down -5.9 as of November 30, 2022 from -5 from the previous month and -2.1 from last year.
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Germany retail sales
| Date | Values |
|---|---|
| 2022-11-30 | -5.9 |
| 2022-10-31 | -5 |
| 2022-09-30 | -0.9 |
| 2022-08-31 | -1.5 |
| 2022-07-31 | -2.6 |
| 2022-06-30 | -9.6 |
| 2022-05-31 | -2.5 |
| 2022-04-30 | 0.4 |
| 2022-03-31 | -0.9 |
| 2022-02-28 | 6.6 |
| 2022-01-31 | 10.3 |
| 2021-12-31 | 1.4 |
| 2021-11-30 | -2.1 |
| 2021-10-31 | -1.8 |
| 2021-09-30 | -0.4 |
| 2021-08-31 | 0.6 |
| 2021-07-31 | 0.8 |
| 2021-06-30 | 5.5 |
| 2021-05-31 | 0.1 |
| 2021-04-30 | 7.6 |
Germany Retail Sales Statistics
Click here to explore the methodology used for estimating the Germany retail sales signals presented in the statistics table below.| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | ZS5Y | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| retail sales | de.retailsalesan | -5.9 | -5 | 18 | 180.95 | Down | Down | 3.33 | 2022-12-21 |
Germany Financial Markets
| Market | Symbol | Last | Mom | Trend | Exh | RSI | 1D% | 1W% | 1M% | 1Y% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAX | DAX | 14497.9 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 64.25 | 1.08 | 0.99 | 0.83 | -4.87 |
| Germany ETF | EWG | 25.7 | 100 | 75 | 0 | 67.74 | 2.47 | 3.17 | 4.26 | -21.02 |
| FGBX 30Y German Bunds | FGBX | 140.32 | -0.5 | -0.75 | -1.79365 | 41.2197 | -0.00792 | -0.03201 | 0.00372 | -0.34399 |
| FGBL 10Y German Bunds | FGBL | 136.01 | -1 | -1 | -1.762 | 38.9812 | -0.00322 | -0.02038 | -0.00322 | -0.20355 |
| German 30Y | DE.30Y | 2.271 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 1.67374 | 56.892 | 0.0071 | 0.0632 | -0.0482 | -27.407 |
| Germany 10-Year Bond Yield | DE.10Y | 1.923 | -50 | 50 | 0 | 47.44 | 6.6 | 0 | -8.99 | -760.82 |
| Germany 5-Year Bond Yield | DE.5Y | 2.24 | 1 | 1 | 1.89435 | 63.0275 | 0.00448 | 0.13017 | 0.07434 | -4.44615 |
| Germany 2-year bond yield | DE.2Y | 2.146 | 50 | 75 | 0 | 54.24 | 3.92 | 2.58 | -1.15 | -413.28 |
| Germany Yield Curve | DE.YC | 0.134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany Credit Default Swaps | CDS.Germany | 23.3538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Germany Macroeconomic Indicators
| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | ZS5Y | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| balance of trade | de.balanceoftrade | 11100 | 5304.19 | 109.27 | -3.58 | UP | Down | 23.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| bank lending rate | de.banks.lendingrate | 2.6 | 2.17 | 20 | 42 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 | 2022-09-30 |
| banks balance sheet | de.banks.bs | 10825.9 | 11098.4 | -2.46 | 14.48 | UP | UP | 96.67 | 2023-01-25 |
| building permits | de.buildingpermits | 20808 | 21811 | -4.6 | -16.44 | Down | Down | 3.33 | 2023-01-21 |
| business confidence | de.bizconfidence | 90.2 | 88.6 | 1.81 | -6.14 | UP | Down | 18.33 | 2023-01-25 |
| capacity utilization | de.caputilization | 85.4 | 85.5 | -0 | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 67 | 2022-09-30 |
| capital flows | de.capitalflows | -8724.46 | 22019.6 | -139.62 | -118.46 | Down | Down | 3.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| car registrations | de.carregistrations | 314318 | 260512 | 20.65 | 38.08 | UP | UP | 85 | 2022-12-21 |
| central bank balance sheet | de.cb.assets | 2905.7 | 2959.7 | -1.82 | 4.2 | Down | UP | 83.33 | 2023-01-25 |
| composite pmi | de.comppmi | 49.7 | 49 | 1.43 | -7.62 | Down | Down | 23.33 | 2023-01-25 |
| construction pmi | de.constrpmi | 41.5 | 43.8 | -5.25 | -13.36 | Down | Down | 8.33 | 2022-12-05 |
| consumer confidence | de.consconfidence | -33.9 | -37.6 | -9.84 | 405.97 | Down | Down | 10 | 2023-01-25 |
| consumer price index cpi | de.cpi | 120.6 | 121.6 | -0.82 | 9.14 | UP | UP | 96.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| core inflation rate | de.coreinflationrate | 4.6 | 3.5 | 31 | 59 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 77 | 2022-09-30 |
| current account | de.currentaccount | 16882.8 | 5671.01 | 197.7 | -20.85 | UP | Down | 33.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| current account to gdp | de.currentaccountgdp | 7 | 7.5 | -7 | 23 | -100.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2020-01-31 |
| exports | de.exports | 142759 | 135257 | 5.55 | 13.27 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| external debt | de.externaldebt | 6326710 | 6174660 | 2.46 | 22.5 | UP | UP | 100 | 2023-01-25 |
| fiscal expenditure | de.fiscalexp | 448.18 | 436.52 | 2.67 | 20.52 | UP | UP | 93.33 | 2022-11-25 |
| foreign direct investment | de.fdi | 14260.8 | 8991.03 | 58.61 | -18.09 | UP | Down | 75 | 2023-01-21 |
| foreign exchange reserves | de.fxreserves | 276488 | 277458 | -0.35 | 5.78 | Down | UP | 86.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| gdp | de.gdp | 4259.93 | 3889.67 | 9.52 | 25.43 | UP | UP | 0 | 2022-12-21 |
| Real GDP | de.realgdp | 816.22 | 812.96 | 0.4 | 0.42 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-01 |
| gdp growth | de.gdpgrowth | -0.3 | 1.7 | -118 | -175 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 24 | 2021-12-31 |
| gdp growth annual | de.gdpgrowthan | 1.2 | 1.7 | -29 | 71 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 70 | 2022-09-30 |
| gold reserves | de.goldres | 3355.14 | 3358.5 | -0 | -0 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 51 | 2022-06-30 |
| government budget | de.govbudget | -2.6 | -3.7 | -29.73 | 2500 | Down | Down | 0 | 2022-12-21 |
| Government budget | de.govbudgetvalue | -3.06 | -7.08 | -56.78 | -112.6 | UP | Down | 48.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| government debt | de.govdebt | 2324980 | 2344040 | -0.81 | 20.44 | UP | UP | 98.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| government debt to gdp | de.govdebtgdp | 69.3 | 68.7 | 1 | -5 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 0 | 2021-01-31 |
| government revenues | de.govrev | 445.13 | 429.44 | 3.65 | 12.36 | UP | UP | 98.33 | 2022-11-25 |
| housing index | de.housingindex | 212.51 | 215.1 | -1.2 | -0.83 | Down | Down | 80 | 2023-01-21 |
| imports | de.imports | 131656 | 130090 | 1.2 | 14.96 | UP | UP | 98.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| industrial production | de.indproduction | 0 | 2.6 | -100 | -100 | UP | UP | 65 | 2022-12-05 |
| industrial production mom | de.indproductionmm | -0.1 | 1.1 | -109.09 | -104.76 | Down | Down | 48.33 | 2022-12-05 |
| inflation cpi | de.inflationcpi | 8.6 | 10 | -14 | 91.11 | UP | UP | 98.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| interbank rate | de.interbankrate | 1.428 | 1.011 | 41 | -360 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2 | 2022-10-31 |
| interest rate | de.interestrate | 2 | 1.25 | 60 | 3900 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 | 2022-10-28 |
| loans to private sector | de.loanprivate | 1845.3 | 1784.76 | 3.39 | 18.92 | UP | UP | 100 | 2023-01-25 |
| long term unemployment rate | de.ltunemploymentrate | 1.2 | 1.1 | 9 | -29 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 45 | 2021-03-31 |
| Germany | de.manpmi | 47.4 | 46.2 | 2.6 | -17.42 | Down | Down | 30 | 2022-12-21 |
| money supply m1 | de.msm1 | 2920.3 | 2911.8 | 0.29 | 1.89 | UP | UP | 93.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| money supply m2 | de.msm2 | 3800.6 | 3810.9 | -0.27 | 5.71 | UP | UP | 95 | 2022-12-21 |
| money supply m3 | de.msm3 | 3842.5 | 3847.5 | -0.13 | 6.06 | UP | UP | 95 | 2022-12-21 |
| Producer Price Index | de.producerprices | 158.1 | 158.7 | -0.38 | 21.62 | UP | UP | 93.33 | 2023-01-21 |
| PPI Index | de.producerpricesch | 21.6 | 28.2 | -23.4 | -10.74 | Down | Down | 80 | 2023-01-21 |
| retail sales MoM | de.retailsales | 1.1 | -2.8 | -139.29 | -31.25 | UP | Down | 68.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| retail sales | de.retailsalesan | -5.9 | -5 | 18 | 180.95 | Down | Down | 3.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| services pmi | de.servpmi | 50.4 | 49.2 | 2.44 | -3.45 | Down | Down | 30 | 2023-01-25 |
| unemployment rate | de.unemploymentrate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 2 | 45 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 | 2022-03-31 |
| youth unemployment rate | de.ytunemploymentrate | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4 | -27 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 6 | 2022-03-31 |
| zew economic sentiment index | de.zewsentiment | 16.9 | -23.3 | -172.53 | -67.31 | UP | Down | 58.33 | 2023-01-21 |
| zew economic current index | de.zewcurrent | 45.2 | 47.2 | -4.24 | -13.08 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 0 | 2019-07-31 |
| IFO Business Climate | de.ifo.biz.climate | 84.3 | 88.6 | -5 | -15 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 5 | 2022-09-30 |
| IFO Business Expectations | de.ifo.biz.expectations | 75.2 | 80.5 | -7 | -23 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 3 | 2022-09-30 |
| IFO Current Conditions | de.ifo.current | 94.5 | 97.5 | -3 | -6 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 30 | 2022-09-30 |
| Construction Confidence | de.esi.constr | 7 | 6 | 17 | 40 | -100.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2022-05-31 |
| Consumer Confidence | de.esi.cons | -29.4 | -24.1 | 22 | -29500 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 0 | 2022-09-30 |
| Industrial Confidence | de.esi.man | 3.9 | 7.5 | -48 | -83 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 47 | 2022-09-30 |
| Retail Confidence | de.esi.ret | -23.8 | -19.5 | 22 | -667 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 3 | 2022-09-30 |
| Services Confidence | de.esi.serv | 4.6 | 6.9 | -33 | -76 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 32 | 2022-09-30 |
| ESI - Economic Composite | de.esi.conf | 92.2 | 97 | -5 | -21 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 6 | 2022-09-30 |
Germany Retail Sales analysis
Germany’s retail sales tracks the year on year change of consumer demand for finished goods by measuring the pruchases of durable and non-durable goods over a defined period of time. Retail slaes are a good indicator of the pulse of the economy. Healthy retail sales figures are supporting of equity markets. However, retail sales is a lagging economic indicator hence economists and investors use other leading economic indicators to predict economic activity like the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment, Index in the US and Retail and Consumer Economic Sentiment Indicator for European countries. Explore MacroVar financial knowledge base structured by professional fund managers and economists.
Germany retail sales trend
Germany retail sales trend is in an uptrend when the last value is higher than its twelve-month moving average and its twelve-month moving average slope is positive (last twelve-month moving average is higher than the previous month twelve-month moving average) and vice-versa. MacroVar calculates the number of months the Germany retail sales has recorded new highs or lows. Germany retail sales trend change is assumed when the specific indicator has recorded a 3-month high / low or more.
Germany retail sales momentum
Germany retail sales momentum is monitored by calculating its long-term year over year (Y/Y) return and its short-term month on month (M/M) return.