BERLIN, Mar 2 (Reuters) - Germany's Federal Statistics
office reported the following retail sales data on Friday:
RETAIL SALES JAN 2018 DEC 2017 JAN 2017
M/M pct change (real) -0.7 -1.1 -0.7
M/M pct change (nominal) -0.6 -0.9 -0.4
Y/Y pct change (real) 2.3 -0.2 3.6
Y/Y pct change (nominal) 3.7 1.5 5.9
NOTE - Month-on-month changes were adjusted for calendar and
seasonal factors, the Office said.
The mid-range forecast of analysts polled by Reuters was for
retail sales to rise by 0.9 percent month-on-month
and to increase by 3.5 percent year-on-year .
(Reporting by Berlin Newsroom)