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British retail sales fell last month when a four-week lockdown in England caused stores selling non-essential goods to close, dropping clothing sales by about a fifth and adding to the hardships in some of the main stores hit hardest. The Office for National Statistics said retail sales volumes overall fell …

German retail sales rebounded more than expected in October, data reported Wednesday, December 2, indicating that consumers supported overall growth in Europe’s largest economy ahead of partial lockdown measures to contain the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The Federal Statistics Office said retail sales rose 2.6% in October on …

A survey showed that British retail sales recorded the biggest drop since June this month under isolation measures in most parts of the country, but the decline was less than most economists feared, as online sales absorbed part of the decline. The Confederation of British Industry said its index of …

Data on Friday showed that German retail sales fell more than expected in September, dampening hopes that household spending will lead to a strong recovery in Europe’s largest economy in the third quarter after the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Federal Statistics Office said retail sales fell 2.2% …

Data on Monday showed that Eurozone retail sales were much stronger than expected in August thanks to a massive increase in online purchases and growth in clothing sales amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but July sales were revised down. Retail sales in 19 Eurozone countries jumped 4.4% month-on-month in August, registering …

Data showed that German retail sales rose much more than expected in August, reviving hopes that household spending in Europe’s largest economy will lead to a strong recovery in Q3 from the coronavirus shock. Data from the Federal Statistics Office revealed that retail sales jumped 3.1% on a monthly basis …

Official figures showed that UK retail sales continued to post gains last month, as parts of the sector recovered faster than most of the economy. The Office for National Statistics said retail sales volumes rose 0.8% in August, slightly more than the median forecast of 0.7% in a Reuters poll. …

Retail sales in China rose in August for the first time since 2020, as Chinese consumers ramped up their spending in a sign of further economic recovery from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic. Retail sales rose 0.5% in August from the same period last year, in the first positive …

German retail sales declined in July, missing economists’ expectations of an increase Data released by the German Statistics Office on Wednesday showed that German retail sales fell by -0.9% during the month of July, compared to a decline of -1.9% in the previous June. On the year, retail sales rose …

British retail sales rose above pre-coronavirus levels in July, the first full month that stores selling non-essential goods opened their doors since the country went into lockdown measures in March. The strong unexpected retail sales data reveals strength in consumer demand even as the rest of the economy struggles to …