Germany’s retail sales edged up 0.1% month-on-month in December 2025, beating market expectations for a 0.2% decline and reversing a marginally revised 0.5% drop in the previous month, pointing to tentative resilience in consumer spending toward year-end. Growth was driven by a 2.5% rise in food sales and a modest 0.7% increase in non-food sales. In contrast, online and mail-order sales fell 2.3%, indicating weaker discretionary demand in digital channels. On an annual basis, retail trade expanded 1.5%, accelerating from an upwardly revised 1.3% gain in November and marking the fastest pace in five months. For the full year, retail sales increased 2.7%, underscoring a gradual recovery despite a challenging economic backdrop. source: Federal Statistical Office

Retail Sales in Germany increased 0.10 percent in December of 2025 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in Germany averaged 0.06 percent from 1994 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 11.20 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -9.70 percent in January of 2021. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Retail Sales MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Germany Retail Sales MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Retail Sales in Germany increased 0.10 percent in December of 2025 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in Germany is expected to be 0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Retail Sales MoM is projected to trend around 0.60 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-07 07:00 AM
Retail Sales MoM
Nov -0.6% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
2026-02-02 07:00 AM
Retail Sales MoM
Dec 0.1% -0.5% -0.2% 0.5%
2026-03-02 07:00 AM
Retail Sales MoM
Jan 0.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Spending 478.54 479.76 EUR Billion Sep 2025
Disposable Personal Income 663.91 656.79 EUR Billion Sep 2025
Retail Sales MoM 0.10 -0.50 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales YoY 1.50 1.30 percent Dec 2025


Germany Retail Sales MoM
In Germany, the Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a specific time period. In Germany, Retail sales are seasonal, volatile and relatively important to the overall economy.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.10 -0.50 11.20 -9.70 1994 - 2025 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, SA

News Stream
German Retail Sales Inch Higher
Germany’s retail sales edged up 0.1% month-on-month in December 2025, beating market expectations for a 0.2% decline and reversing a marginally revised 0.5% drop in the previous month, pointing to tentative resilience in consumer spending toward year-end. Growth was driven by a 2.5% rise in food sales and a modest 0.7% increase in non-food sales. In contrast, online and mail-order sales fell 2.3%, indicating weaker discretionary demand in digital channels. On an annual basis, retail trade expanded 1.5%, accelerating from an upwardly revised 1.3% gain in November and marking the fastest pace in five months. For the full year, retail sales increased 2.7%, underscoring a gradual recovery despite a challenging economic backdrop.
2026-02-02
German Retail Sales Unexpectedly Fall
Germany’s retail sales shrank 0.6% month-on-month in November 2025, missing market expectations for a 0.2% increase and reversing an upwardly revised 0.3% gain in the previous month. It was the first monthly decline since August, driven largely by a 1.9% drop in food sales. In contrast, non-food sales edged up 0.3%, while online and mail-order businesses rose 0.9%. On an annual basis, retail trade increased 1.1%, easing from an upwardly revised 1.6% growth in October. For 2025, retail sales rose 2.4%, according to preliminary estimates.
2026-01-07
German Retail Sales Unexpectedly Fall
Germany’s retail sales dropped 0.3% month-over-month in October 2025, missing market forecasts of a 0.2% growth and reversing a marginally revised 0.3% gain in the previous month. This marked the fifth monthly decline so far this year, weighed down by a 0.7% fall in non-food sales and a 0.6% decrease in online and mail-order businesses. In contrast, food sales rose 1.2%. On an annual basis, retail trade increased 0.9%, following an upwardly revised 0.8% rise in September.
2025-11-28