German Retail Sales (Feb.) & Unemployment (Mar.)

February’s German retail sales data suggest that spending rose in Q1. But sales are still falling compared to a year earlier and with March’s unemployment data confirming that the labour market recovery is fading, a strong consumer recovery seems too much to hope for.

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