FILE PHOTO: The skyline with the banking district is seen during sunset in Frankfurt, Germany, February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

(Reuters) -German retail sales fell unexpectedly in October, decreasing by 0.3% compared with the previous month, data showed on Friday.

Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 0.2% increase.

The federal statistics office publishes more details on its website.

(Reporting by Tristan Veyet in Gdansk, editing by Miranda Murray)