Year-on-year sales in retail bookstores in Germany 2004-2023
In 2023, book sales in Germany increased by around 2.6 percent. Book sales have generally been recording decreasing figures year after year since 2004 but started increasing in 2021.
Year-on-year sales in retail bookstores in Germany from 2004 to 2023
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Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. (July 4, 2024). Year-on-year sales in retail bookstores in Germany from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100699/sales-retail-bookstores-year-on-year-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. "Year-on-year sales in retail bookstores in Germany from 2004 to 2023." Chart. July 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100699/sales-retail-bookstores-year-on-year-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. (2024). Year-on-year sales in retail bookstores in Germany from 2004 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100699/sales-retail-bookstores-year-on-year-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. "Year-on-year Sales in Retail Bookstores in Germany from 2004 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100699/sales-retail-bookstores-year-on-year-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, Year-on-year sales in retail bookstores in Germany from 2004 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100699/sales-retail-bookstores-year-on-year-germany/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Year-on-year sales in retail bookstores in Germany from 2004 to 2023 [Graph], Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, July 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100699/sales-retail-bookstores-year-on-year-germany/