# Germany’s Retail Sales fall by 2.0% in September, vs. 0.4% expected

> German retail sales fell 2.0% month-on-month in September, against an expected rise of 0.4%. August was revised to a 1.2% gain. The EUR/USD pair moved up about 0.27% after the release, and analysts said the data had little impact on the euro.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T12:08:32.367Z
- Category: report · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75360-germany-s-retail-sales-fall-by-2-0-in-september-vs-0-4-expected
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker German consumer spending points to softer European demand for meat and processed food, which can weigh on feed demand at the margin. The data has little direct effect on feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2024-04-30 | [Eurozone Preliminary HICP inflation steadies at 2.4% YoY in April, as expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30946-eurozone-preliminary-hicp-inflation-steadies-at-2-4-yoy-in-april-as-expected.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| EURUSD | 2023-10-01 | [ECB staff macroeconomic projections for the euro area, September 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34320-ecb-staff-macroeconomic-projections-for-the-euro-area-september-2023.md) | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| EURUSD | 2021-11-22 | [The Fed - Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10 -  November 22, 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44253-the-fed-foreign-exchange-rates-h-10-november-22-2021.md) | -0.5% | -0.2% |
| EURUSD | 2025-10-06 | [Federal Reserve Board - Foreign Exchange Rates - H.10 - October 06, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7205-federal-reserve-board-foreign-exchange-rates-h-10-october-06-2025.md) | -1.1% | -1.8% |
| EURUSD | 2021-06-24 | [Economic Bulletin Issue 4, 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46807-economic-bulletin-issue-4-2021.md) | -0.9% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/germanys-retail-sales-falls-by-20-in-september-vs-04-expected-202611020701

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