WIESBADEN- According to provisional data turnover in retail trade in December 2016 was in real terms 1.1% smaller and in nominal terms 0.6% larger than that in December 2015. The number of days open for sale was 26 in December 2016 and 25 in December 2015.
Compared with the previous year, turnover in retail trade was in the whole year 2016 in real terms 1.6 % and in nominal terms 2.2 % larger than in 2015.
When adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations (Census-X-12-ARIMA), the December turnover was in real terms 0.9 % and in nominal terms 0.3 % smaller than that in November 2016.
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