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Guide
What is this news
Retail Sales shows how much people spent at shops and online last month. Released by Federal Statistical Office. This comes every month.
How important it is
Consumer spending is the biggest part of most economies, so this is a key sign of growth. This is a High impact event on FxGram: CHF pairs often see sharp moves at this time.
What this data does
Generally, if retail sales come in above forecast, spending is considered strong and this is seen as a good sign for the currency; if lower, the opposite.
This is just general knowledge (textbook), not a prediction for this release. The market may react differently. This is not buy-sell advice.
Previous releases
Date
Actual
Forecast
Previous
Aug
0.4%
—
0.1%
Jul
0.1%
—
0.3%
Jun
0.2%
—
0.9%
May
0.5%
—
0.2%
Apr
0.1%
—
0.3%
Mar
0.1%
—
-0.1%
Feb
0.4%
—
-1.6%
Jan
1.1%
—
-0.2%
Dec
1%
—
-0.1%
Nov
-0.1%
—
0.2%
Oct
0.7%
—
0.5%
Sep
0.6%
0.2%
-0.2%
Aug
-0.2%
—
-0.4%
Jul
-0.5%
—
1.9%
Data: Federal Statistical Office, via TradingView economic calendar.
