German retail sales rebound in May as lockdown lifted

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German retail sales rose sharply in May, data showed on Wednesday, reflecting a rebound in private consumption as Germany lifted restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Retail sales rose by 13.9% on the month in real terms after a downwardly revised drop of 6.5% in April, data from the Federal Statistics Office showed. A Reuters forecast had predicted a 3.9% increase.

On the year, retail sales rose by 3.8% in real terms after an decrease of 6.4% the previous month, the data showed.Reporting by Joseph Nasr; Editing by Maria Sheahan

 

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There are no rebounds. There is some recovery. A rebound would indicate we are back where we are before the virus and stay there. Now that has to be seen because the (German) economy was already weak.

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