The retail sales of Germany fell 1.2% month-on-month in April, after reporting a 1.8% increase in March, official data released by Destatis showed on Friday. The market consensus was -0.1% in the reported period.
Annually, the retail sales in the Eurozone economy fell 0.6% in April, compared to a growth of 0.3% recorded in March.
EUR/USD reaction to German data
The weak German data fails to move the course of the Euro, keeping the EUR/USD around 1.0820, down 0.10% on the day, at the time of writing.
PRICE of the Euro today
The following table shows the percentage change of the Euro (EUR) against the main currencies listed today. The Euro was the weakest currency against the New Zealand Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.11% | 0.07% | 0.02% | -0.12% | -0.07% | -0.25% | 0.18% | |
| EUR | -0.11% | -0.02% | -0.10% | -0.22% | -0.20% | -0.36% | 0.07% | |
| GBP | -0.07% | 0.02% | -0.08% | -0.21% | -0.17% | -0.34% | 0.09% | |
| JPY | -0.02% | 0.10% | 0.08% | -0.11% | -0.08% | -0.29% | 0.16% | |
| CAD | 0.12% | 0.22% | 0.21% | 0.11% | 0.04% | -0.13% | 0.28% | |
| AUD | 0.07% | 0.20% | 0.17% | 0.08% | -0.04% | -0.18% | 0.22% | |
| NZD | 0.25% | 0.36% | 0.34% | 0.29% | 0.13% | 0.18% | 0.43% | |
| CHF | -0.18% | -0.07% | -0.09% | -0.16% | -0.28% | -0.22% | -0.43% |
The heat map shows the percentage changes of the major currencies against each other. The base currency is chosen from the left column, while the quote currency is chosen from the top row. For example, if you choose the Euro from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change shown in the box will represent EUR (base)/USD (quote).
Source: Fx Street
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