German retail sales down 5.3% m/m in December

BERLIN (Reuters) - German retail sales unexpectedly fell in December, decreasing by 5.3% compared with the previous month, data showed on Tuesday.

Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a 0.2% rise inprice-adjusted terms.

The federal statistics office publishes more details on its website.

(Reporting by Miranda Murray and Friederike Heine, editing by Rachel More)