According to provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), retail turnover in April 2013 in Germany increased 3.2 % in nominal terms and 1.8 % in real terms compared with the corresponding month of the previous year. The number of days open for sale was 25 in April 2013 and 23 in April 2012. When adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations (CENSUS X-12-ARIMA), the April turnover was in nominal and in real terms 0.4 % smaller than that in March 2013. Compared with the previous year, turnover in retail trade was in the first four months of 2013 in nominal terms 1.1 % larger and in real terms 0.2 % ... (full story)