Press release No. 117 of 1 April 2020
Retail turnover, February 2020
+1.2% on the previous month (in real terms, calendar and seasonally adjusted, provisional)
+1.4% on the previous month (in nominal terms, calendar and seasonally adjusted, provisional)
+6.4% on the same month a year earlier (in real terms, provisional)
+7.7% on the same month a year earlier (in nominal terms, provisional)
WIESBADEN – In the corona crisis, retailers are experiencing strong demand for convenience goods. In part, the increased demand is clearly reflected by retail turnover in February 2020. According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the real (price-adjusted) turnover of all retail enterprises in Germany was 6.4% higher and the nominal (not price-adjusted) turnover was 7.7% higher in February 2020 than in February 2019. With a total of 25 trading days, February 2020 had one more trading day.
When adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations, the February 2020 turnover was in real terms 1.2% and in nominal terms 1.4% higher than in January 2020.
