Press release No. 302 of 31 August 2017
WIESBADEN – According to provisional data turnover in retail trade in July 2017 was in real terms 2.7% and in nominal terms 4.2% larger than that in July 2016. The number of days open for sale was 26 in July 2017 and in July 2016.
Compared with the previous year, turnover in retail trade was in the first seven months of 2017 in real terms 2.8% and in nominal terms 4.6% larger than in the corresponding period of the previous year.
When adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations (Census-X-12-ARIMA), the July 2017 turnover was in real terms and in nominal terms 1.2% smaller than that in June 2017.