German retail sales rebound before partial lockdown

Germany has ordered restaurants, bars, entertainment venues and gyms to close since Nov. 2 in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. Schools, factories and shops remain open with social distancing conditions.Retail sales – a notoriously volatile indicator often subject to revisions – rose 2.6% in October on the month in real terms, the Federal Statistics Office said.

That followed an …

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