According to provisional data from Destatis, turnover in retail trade in October 2019 was in real terms 0.8% and in nominal terms 1.0% larger than in October 2018. The number of days open for sale was 26 in October 2019 and in October 2018.

Compared with the previous year, turnover in retail trade was in the first ten months of 2019 in real terms 2.8% and in nominal terms 3.4% higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year.

When adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations, the October turnover was in real and nominal terms 1.9% lower than in September 2019.