According to the Federal Statistical Office, the turnover of single-store retail businesses in Germany decreased by 1.1% in real terms and 1.2% in nominal terms in April 2025, compared to March 2025, after calendar and seasonal adjustments and price adjustments, respectively.
On a year-on-year basis, the turnover of single-store retail businesses in April 2025 increased by 2.3% in real terms and 3.4% in nominal terms, compared to April 2024. In March 2025, the turnover of single-store retail businesses showed a growth of 0.9% in real terms and 0.9% in nominal terms, after a preliminary value of -0.2% and -0.1%, respectively, compared to February 2025.
The turnover of food retailing in April 2025 decreased by 0.1% in real terms and remained unchanged in nominal terms, compared to the previous month. In comparison to April 2024, the turnover of food retailing increased by 2.3% in real terms and 4.9% in nominal terms.
The calendar and seasonally adjusted turnover of non-food retailing decreased by 1.3% in real terms and 1.4% in nominal terms in April 2025, compared to the previous month. In comparison to April 2024, the turnover of non-food retailing grew by 2.6% in real terms and 2.9% in nominal terms.
The turnover of online and mail-order retailing in April 2025 showed a decline of 0.2% in real terms and 0.4% in nominal terms, compared to the previous month, while the turnover in comparison to April 2024 increased by 14.1% in real terms and 13.8% in nominal terms, according to the statisticians.