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German Retail Sales rise 2.2% YoY in March vs. 4.9% previous

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New update 2025.04.30 15:02
German Retail Sales rise 2.2% YoY in March vs. 4.9% previous

update 2025.04.30 15:02

  • Retail Sales in Germany rose 2.2% over the year in March.
  • EUR/USD remains depressed below 1.1400.

Retail Sales in Germany declined 0.2% month-over-month (MoM) in March, following the 0.8% growth reported in February, according to official data released by Destatis on Wednesday.

The market expectations was for a -0.4% reading.

On an annual basis, Retail Sales rose 2.2% in March, compared to February's 4.9% surge.

Market reaction

These data fail to move a needle around the Euro (EUR). At the press time, EUR/USD is trading modestly flat on the day at 1.1380.

Euro PRICE Today

The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the weakest against the Australian Dollar.

USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF
USD 0.04% 0.08% 0.13% -0.04% -0.48% -0.20% -0.05%
EUR -0.04% 0.06% 0.08% -0.09% -0.53% -0.24% -0.09%
GBP -0.08% -0.06% 0.04% -0.13% -0.57% -0.29% -0.15%
JPY -0.13% -0.08% -0.04% -0.17% -0.61% -0.28% -0.16%
CAD 0.04% 0.09% 0.13% 0.17% -0.44% -0.16% -0.01%
AUD 0.48% 0.53% 0.57% 0.61% 0.44% 0.28% 0.43%
NZD 0.20% 0.24% 0.29% 0.28% 0.16% -0.28% 0.15%
CHF 0.05% 0.09% 0.15% 0.16% 0.00% -0.43% -0.15%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Euro from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent EUR (base)/USD (quote).


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