Retail & wholesale trade: local units Germany 2020

In 2020, there were 436,920 local units in the retail trade sector (excl. motor vehicles) in Germany, which was a decrease compared to 2019. Units refer to retail locations in this context. The timeline shows the number of local units in wholesale and retail trade in Germany from 2005 to 2020.

Number of local units in wholesale and retail trade in Germany from 2005 to 2020, by segment

Characteristic	Retail trade (excl. motor vehicles, motorcycles)	Wholesale (excl. motor vehicles, motorcycles)	Wholesale, retail trade and repair of motor vehicles
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Release date

June 2022

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2005 to 2020

Special properties

As of December 31 each year

Supplementary notes

The statistic is based on a survey of around 8.5 percent of German commercial businesses. To access this statistic, click the web link and type the code "45341-0001" into the search bar. Figures can be found under the categories WZ 45 to WZ 47.
Due to methodological changes, figures from 2009 onwards are not comparable with those for previous years.

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