Germany: Footwear, textiles and leathergoods retail sales down

30/05/2002

According to the trade research institute Das Institut fuer Handelsforschung, retail sales of footwear leather goods and textiles in Germany all fell in April compared with 2001. The January – April retail sales figures showed a 6% drop for footwear, and 5% in April alone. For textiles, the drop was 10% while sales of leather fancy goods were down 9%.