Press release No. 245 of 1 July 2020
Retail turnover, May 2020
+13.9% on the previous month (in real terms, calendar and seasonally adjusted, provisional)
+13.4% on the previous month (in nominal terms, calendar and seasonally adjusted, provisional)
+3.8% on the same month a year earlier (in real terms, provisional)
+4.6% on the same month a year earlier (in nominal terms, provisional)
WIESBADEN – According to provisional data turnover in retail trade in May 2020 was in real terms 3.8% and in nominal terms 4.6% higher than in May 2019. The number of days open for sale was 24 in May 2020 and 25 in May 2019.
When adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations, the May 2020 turnover was in real terms 13.9% and in nominal terms 13.4% higher than in April 2020.
