German retail sales fall unexpectedly in April
People carry their shopping bags in downtown Hamburg, Germany, January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
(Corrects paragraph 2 to indicate that retail sales were expected to rise, not fall)
(Reuters) - German retail sales fell by 1.1% in April compared with the previous month, data showed on Friday.
Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 0.2% increase.
The federal statistics office publishes more details on its website.
(Reporting by Maria Rugamer in Gdansk)
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