Essen is considered to be the most important shopping city in the Ruhr area. By 1960, retail sales had doubled compared to 1950. Retail has thus overtaken mining, which had previously been the leading industry. In 1964, 23 percent of the gross national product was generated in the retail trade, which was significantly higher than that of its competitors Dortmund and Duisburg. (previous | next | back to album | 2022:06:05 20:43:06 | 63% of an album)